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71tire forces — the external force acting on the tire by the road having the following components: longitudinal force; driving force; braking force; rolling resistance force; lateral force; slip angle force; camber force; normal force; central force; tractive… …
72mechanics — /meuh kan iks/, n. 1. (used with a sing. v.) the branch of physics that deals with the action of forces on bodies and with motion, comprised of kinetics, statics, and kinematics. 2. (used with a sing. v.) the theoretical and practical application …
73Force — For other uses, see Force (disambiguation). See also: Forcing (disambiguation) Forces are also described as a push or pull on an object. They can be due to phenomena such as gravity, magnetism, or anything that might cause a mass to accelerate …
74Stress (mechanics) — Continuum mechanics …
75Net force — For novel series created by Tom Clancy and Steve Pieczenik, see Tom Clancy s Net Force. In physics, net force is the total force acting on an object. It is calculated by vector addition of all forces that are actually acting on that object. Net… …
76Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
77g-force — This article is about a type of acceleration. For other uses, see G force (disambiguation). This top fuel dragster can accelerate from zero to 160 kilometres per hour (100 mph) in 0.86 seconds. This is a horizontal acceleration of 5.3 g …
78physical science, principles of — Introduction the procedures and concepts employed by those who study the inorganic world. physical science, like all the natural sciences, is concerned with describing and relating to one another those experiences of the surrounding… …
79fluid mechanics — an applied science dealing with the basic principles of gaseous and liquid matter. Cf. fluid dynamics. [1940 45] * * * Study of the effects of forces and energy on liquids and gases. One branch of the field, hydrostatics, deals with fluids at… …
80Plate tectonics — The tectonic plates of the world were mapped in the second half of the 20th century …
