angular momentum

noun

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.

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Meanings

nounangular momentum (plural angular momenta)

plural angular momenta

  1. natural sciencesThe 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.

Translations

Catalan moment angular, moment cinètic
  • moment angularangular momentum
  • moment cinèticangular momentum
Chinese Mandarin 角動量 /角动量
  • 角動量 /角动量 (jiǎodòngliàng)angular momentum
Czech moment hybnosti
  • moment hybnostiangular momentum
Danish impulsmoment
  • impulsmomentangular momentum
Dutch impulsmoment
  • impulsmomentangular momentum
Esperanto angula movokvanto
  • angula movokvantoangular momentum
Finnish pyörimismäärä, liikemäärämomentti
  • pyörimismääräangular momentum
  • liikemäärämomenttiangular momentum
  • impulssimomenttiangular momentum
French moment cinétique, moment angulaire
  • moment cinétiqueangular momentum
  • moment angulaireangular momentum
German Drehimpuls
  • Drehimpulsangular momentum
Hindi कोणीय संवेग
  • कोणीय संवेग (koṇīya samveg)angular momentum
Hungarian impulzusmomentum, impulzusnyomaték
  • impulzusmomentumangular momentum
  • impulzusnyomatékangular momentum
  • perdületangular momentum
Italian momento angolare, momento della quantità di moto
  • momento angolareangular momentum
  • momento della quantità di motoangular momentum
Polish moment pędu, kręt
  • moment pęduangular momentum
  • krętangular momentum
Portuguese momento angular
  • momento angularangular momentum
Romanian moment cinetic, impuls unghiular
  • moment cineticangular momentum
  • impuls unghiularangular momentum
  • moment unghiularangular momentum
Russian моме́нт и́мпульса
  • моме́нт и́мпульса (momént ímpulʹsa)angular momentum
Spanish momento angular, momento cinético
  • momento angularangular momentum
  • momento cinéticoangular momentum
Thai โมเมนตัมเชิงมุม
  • โมเมนตัมเชิงมุมangular momentum
Turkish açısal momentum, açısal devinirlik
  • açısal momentumangular momentum
  • açısal devinirlikangular momentum
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APA

angular momentum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angular%20momentum

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “angular momentum,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angular%20momentum.

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