Meaning Of The Word Moment of inertia

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moment of inertia in American English
noun: the sum of the products of the mass and the square of the perpendicular distance to the axis of rotation of each particle in a body rotating about an axis

moment of inertia in British English
noun: the tendency of a body to resist angular acceleration, expressed as the sum of the products of the mass of each particle in the body and the square of its perpendicular distance from the axis of rotation

moment of inertia in Mechanical Engineering
noun: The moment of inertia of the cross-section of a body is its resistance to changes in its rotation. It depends on how far each part of the body's mass is from its center.

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