moment of force

English

Noun

moment of force (plural moments of force)

(physics) The turning effect of a force applied to a rotational system at a distance from the axis of rotation. The moment is equal to the magnitude of the force multiplied by the perpendicular distance between its line of action and the axis of rotation.

Translations

moment of force

Bulgarian: момент на сила m (moment na sila)
Catalan: moment de força m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 力矩 (zh) (lì jǔ)
Czech: moment síly m
Dutch: krachtmoment (nl) n, moment (nl) n

Polish: moment siły m
Russian: моме́нт си́лы m (momént síly)
Spanish: momento de fuerza m
Thai: โมเมนต์ (mohmen)
Vietnamese: mô men lực

See also

torque

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