Meaning Of The Word Angular momentum

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Angular momentum Meaning

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What's The Definition Of Angular momentum?

angular momentum in American English
the momentum characteristic of a rotating object; the product of linear momentum and the perpendicular distance from the origin of coordinates to the path of the object: the conservation of angular momentum causes a spinning skater, star, etc. to increase
noun: the product of the moment of inertia of a body about an axis and its angular velocity with respect to the same axis

angular momentum in British English
noun: a property of a mass or system of masses turning about some fixed point; it is conserved in the absence of the action of external forces

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