triangle of forces

noun

1. physics a triangle whose sides represent the magnitudes and directions of three forces whose resultant is zero and which are therefore in equilibrium

Example Sentences

As Lee J. Stahl of the design/build firm the Renovated Home put it: “It’s a crazy Bermuda Triangle of forces that have lined up against people trying to sell and buy these properties.”

From Wall Street Journal

But when the surface-tension of A exceeds the sum of the tensions of the surfaces of contact of B with air and with A, it is impossible to construct the triangle of forces; so that equilibrium becomes impossible.

From Project Gutenberg