motion of rigid body about fixed axis
21analysis — /euh nal euh sis/, n., pl. analyses / seez /. 1. the separating of any material or abstract entity into its constituent elements (opposed to synthesis). 2. this process as a method of studying the nature of something or of determining its… …
22spectroscopy — spectroscopist /spek tros keuh pist/, n. /spek tros keuh pee, spek treuh skoh pee/, n. the science that deals with the use of the spectroscope and with spectrum analysis. [1865 70; SPECTRO + SCOPY] * * * Branch of analysis devoted to identifying… …
23Torque — For other uses, see Torque (disambiguation). Classical mechanics Newton s Second Law …
24Fictitious force — Classical mechanics Newton s Second Law History of classical mechanics  …
25plate tectonics — plate tectonic, adj. Geol. a theory of global tectonics in which the lithosphere is divided into a number of crustal plates, each of which moves on the plastic asthenosphere more or less independently to collide with, slide under, or move past… …
26Rotation — This article is about movement of a physical body. For other uses, see Rotation (disambiguation). A polyhedron resembling a sphere rotating around an axis. A rotation is a circular movement of an object around a center (or point) of rotation. A… …
27gravitation — gravitational, adj. gravitationally, adv. /grav i tay sheuhn/, n. 1. Physics. a. the force of attraction between any two masses. Cf. law of gravitation. b. an act or process caused by this force. 2. a sinking or falling …
28Coriolis effect — For the psychophysical perception effect, see Coriolis effect (perception). Classical mechanics Newton s Second Law …
29Euler angles — The Euler angles were developed by Leonhard Euler to describe the orientation of a rigid body (a body in which the relative position of all its points is constant) in 3 dimensional Euclidean space. To give an object a specific orientation it may… …
30Centrifugal force (rotating reference frame) — This article is about the fictitious force related to rotating reference frames. For other uses, see Centrifugal force. Classical mechanics …
