inertial force
21force — That which tends to produce motion in a body. [L. fortis, strong] animal f. muscular power. chewing f. SYN: f. of mastication. dynamic f. SYN: energy. electromotive f. (EMF) the f. (measured in volts) that causes the flow of electricity from one …
22inertial — inertia ► NOUN 1) a tendency to do nothing or to remain unchanged. 2) Physics a property of matter by which it continues in its existing state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line, unless changed by an external force. DERIVATIVES inertial …
23inertial mass — noun (physics) the mass of a body as determined by the second law of motion from the acceleration of the body when it is subjected to a force that is not due to gravity • Topics: ↑physics, ↑natural philosophy • Hypernyms: ↑mass * * * noun : mass… …
24inertial mass — Physics. 1. the mass of a body as determined by the second law of motion from the acceleration of the body when it is subjected to a force that is not due to gravity. 2. the measure of the property of inertia. Cf. Eötvös experiment, inertia (def …
25inertial frame of reference — noun a frame of reference that is stationary relative to a body moving at constant velocity and on which no force is being exerted …
26inertial system — /ɪnˈɜʃəl sɪstəm/ (say in ershuhl sistuhm) noun a frame of reference in which a body only changes velocity if acted upon by a force; a frame of reference in which Newtonian mechanics apply …
27Fictitious force — Classical mechanics Newton s Second Law History of classical mechanics  …
28Centrifugal force (planar motion) — In classical mechanics, centrifugal force (from Latin centrum center and fugere to flee ) is one of the three so called inertial forces or fictitious forces that enter the equations of motion when Newton s laws are formulated in a non inertial… …
29Centrifugal force (rotating reference frame) — This article is about the fictitious force related to rotating reference frames. For other uses, see Centrifugal force. Classical mechanics …
30Centrifugal force — Not to be confused with Centripetal force. Classical mechanics Newton s Second Law …
