angular displacement

noun

, Physics.

1. the amount of rotation of a point, line, or body in a specified direction about an axis.

angular displacement

noun

1. physics the angle through which a point, line, or body is rotated about a specific axis in a given direction

angular displacement

1. The distance an object moves when following a circular path. It is represented by the length of the arc of a circle drawn to represent the motion of the object about a fixed point.

Example Sentences

Scend, send, n. the upward angular displacement of a vessel—opposed to Pitch, the correlative downward movement.

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I should make one comment here relative to the angular displacement of the targets.

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The chief and most frequent cause of permanent disability after fracture is angular displacement.

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There may be an angular displacement—for example, in greenstick fracture.

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It is common to find an angular displacement of both bones to the radial or to the ulnar side.

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