angular acceleration

American  

noun

Physics.

1. the time rate of change of angular velocity of a rotating body.

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angular acceleration British  

noun

1. the rate of change of angular velocity

2. astronautics the acceleration of a space vehicle around an axis

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angular acceleration Scientific  

/ ăng′gyə-lər /

1. The rate of change of angular velocity with respect to time. Angular acceleration is measured in revolutions per minute squared or in radians per second squared.

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Etymology

Origin of angular acceleration

First recorded in 1880–85

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For example, the greater the angular acceleration of a car's drive wheels, the greater the acceleration of the car.

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In more technical terms, if the wheel's angular acceleration α is large for a long period of time t , then the final angular velocity ω and angle of rotation θ are large.

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The kinematics of rotational motion describes the relationships among rotation angle, angular velocity, angular acceleration, and time.

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Suppose one such train accelerates from rest, giving its 0.350-m-radius wheels an angular acceleration of 0.250 rad/s2 .

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The sensations produced by angular acceleration last longer than the acceleration itself, and the position of the head during the movements enables us to determine direction.”

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" by Various