rheonomy

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noun

The state of a mechanical system whose whose equations of constraints contain time as an explicit variable.

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Meanings

noun
  1. uncommonmathematicsThe state of a mechanical system whose whose equations of constraints contain time as an explicit variable.

Origin

Attributed to Boltzmann. By surface analysis, rheo- + -nomy.

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APA

rheonomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rheonomy

MLA

“rheonomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rheonomy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rheonomy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rheonomy.

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