Angular momentum

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The vector product that describes the rotary inertia of a system about an axis and is conserved in a closed system. For an isolated rigid body, it is a measure of the extent to which an object will continue to rotate in the absence of an applied torque.
  2. 2
    the product of the momentum of a rotating body and its distance from the axis of rotation wordnet

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