noun
Meaning 1
Radius of gyration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
Examples
- 1966, Bruce Jennings Muga, Experimental and Theoretical Study of Motion of a Barge as Moored in Ocean Waves, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Illinois, page 17, It should be noted that the vertical center of gravity (VCG), the longitudinal gyradius, and the natural pitch period do not agree with those required to simulate the full-scale prototype.
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