equation of motion
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noun
an equation describing the rate of change with time of the velocity of a body, a collection of particles, or a fluid.
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Origin of equation of motion
First recorded in 1850–55
Words nearby equation of motion
equation, equational, equational verb, equation division, equation movement, equation of motion, equation of state, equation of time, equative, equator, equatorial
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