English Explanatory Dictionary

moment of inertia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A measure of a rigid body's resistance to change in its angular velocity around a given axis.
  2. Second moment of area; a measure of a rigid body's resistance to bending.

Word forms

moment of inertia moments of inertia

Synonyms

mass moment of inertia angular mass rotational inertia area moment of inertia second area moment second moment of area second moment of inertia

Related words

moment moment of force planar second moment of area second polar moment of area

Derived words

polar moment of inertia
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