English Explanatory Dictionary

rigid body

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An idealized solid whose size and shape are fixed and remain unaltered when forces are applied; used in Newtonian mechanics to model real objects.

Word forms

rigid body rigid bodies

Derived words

rigid body dynamics
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