Found 1 hit - Term: tangential force, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
tangential \tangen"tial\, a. geom.
of or pertaining to a tangent; in the direction of a tangent.
1913 webster
tangential force mech., a force which acts on a moving
body in the direction of a tangent to the path of the
body, its effect being to increase or diminish the
velocity; -- distinguished from a normal force, which acts
at right angles to the tangent and changes the direction
of the motion without changing the velocity.
tangential stress. engin. see shear, n., 3.
1913 webster
see also:
tangential force tangential stress shear
Results 1 - 10 of 10 found about tangential force: Force
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Force, definition of term: Force
force_pag1.html Force Majeure
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Force Majeure, definition of term: Force Majeure
force+majeure_pag1.html Force Field
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Force Field, definition of term: Force Field
force+field_pag1.html Labor Force
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Labor Force, definition of term: Labor Force
labor+force_pag1.html Magnetic Force
>> M Words
Magnetic Force, definition of term: Magnetic Force
magnetic+force_pag1.html Driving Force
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Driving Force, definition of term: Driving Force
driving+force_pag1.html In Force
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In Force, definition of term: In Force
in+force_pag1.html Coriolis Force
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Coriolis Force, definition of term: Coriolis Force
coriolis+force_pag1.html Brute Force
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Brute Force, definition of term: Brute Force
brute+force_pag1.html Line Of Force
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Line Of Force, definition of term: Line Of Force
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