parallel forces


plural nounMechanics.
  1. forces acting along parallel lines of action.

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  • In the study of parallel forces, especially such as tend to produce rotation, we consider a similar quantity.

    Physics | Willis Eugene Tower
  • Moment of Force; parallel forces, couple, effective and non-effective component.

    Physics | Willis Eugene Tower
  • They may be considered as a pair of parallel forces acting on a body, each tending to produce rotation.

    Physics | Willis Eugene Tower
  • Would any young lady like to explain to me how to find the resultant of a system of parallel forces?

    Tom and Some Other Girls | Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
  • The theory of parallel forces is included as a limiting case.