parallelogram of forces

noun

A parallelogram, two adjacent sides of which are vectors having the same initial point and representing two forces acting simultaneously upon this point, such that the resultant of the forces is given by the diagonal of the parallelogram that passes through this point.

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Meanings

nounparallelogram of forces (plural parallelograms of forces)

plural parallelograms of forces

  1. engineeringA parallelogram, two adjacent sides of which are vectors having the same initial point and representing two forces acting simultaneously upon this point, such that the resultant of the forces is given by the diagonal of the parallelogram that passes through this point.

Translations

Romanian paralelogramul forțelor
  • paralelogramul forțelorparallelogram representing forces
Swedish kraftparallellogram
  • kraftparallellogramparallelogram representing forces
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