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A measure of a rigid body's resistance to change in its angular velocity around a given axis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: classical mechanics
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
Examples
- The moment of inertia of a rigid body is a quantity that determines the torque needed for a given angular acceleration about a given rotational axis, analogous to how mass determines the force needed for a given acceleration.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Second moment of area; a measure of a rigid body's resistance to bending.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: structural engineering
Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Meaning relationships
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the tendency of a body to resist angular acceleration
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: inertia, moment
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Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Czech:
moment setrvačnosti
— measure of resistance to change in angular velocity
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Danish:
inertimoment
— measure of resistance to change in angular velocity
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Finnish:
hitausmomentti
— measure of resistance to change in angular velocity
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Finnish:
inertiamomentti
— measure of resistance to change in angular velocity
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French:
moment d’inertie
— measure of resistance to change in angular velocity
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German:
Trägheitsmoment
— measure of resistance to change in angular velocity
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German:
Massenträgheitsmoment
— measure of resistance to change in angular velocity
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German:
Inertialmoment
— measure of resistance to change in angular velocity
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Greek:
ροπή αδράνειας
(ropí adráneias)
— measure of resistance to change in angular velocity
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Indonesian:
momen inersia
— measure of resistance to change in angular velocity
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Italian:
momento di inerzia
— measure of resistance to change in angular velocity
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Polish:
moment bezwładności
— measure of resistance to change in angular velocity
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Portuguese:
momento de inércia
— measure of resistance to change in angular velocity
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Romanian:
moment de inerție
— measure of resistance to change in angular velocity
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Russian:
моме́нт ине́рции
(momént inɛ́rcii)
— measure of resistance to change in angular velocity
