angular velocity
noun
: the rate of rotation around an axis usually expressed in radians or revolutions per second or per minute
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If the jumper tucks their knees in toward their chest, this will increase their angular velocity (just like the ice skater above).
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Rhett Allain, WIRED, 2 Aug. 2024
Both of those processes have long been predictable influences on the Earth’s angular velocity.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 16 July 2024
The change, in turn, affects the planet’s angular velocity.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 27 Mar. 2024
So angular velocity measures the angle that the ball covers (in radians per second).
—Rhett Allain, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2024
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Rhett Allain, WIRED, 2 Aug. 2024
Both of those processes have long been predictable influences on the Earth’s angular velocity.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 16 July 2024
The change, in turn, affects the planet’s angular velocity.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 27 Mar. 2024
So angular velocity measures the angle that the ball covers (in radians per second).
—Rhett Allain, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2024
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“Angular velocity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/angular%20velocity. Accessed 20 Aug. 2024.
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