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Meanings of moment of momentum in English

Russian
момент орбитальный
Portuguese
momentum angular
Spanish
momentum angular
Catalan
moment angular

Measure of the extent to which an object will continue to rotate in the absence of an applied torque.

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        момент орбитальный
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        Examples for "angular momentum"
        Examples for "angular momentum"
        1
        I just ramped up the level of complication by introducing angular momentum.
        Wired
        2
        If they alter the Moon's spin, the angular momentum must go somewhere.
        Childhood's End
        3
        But what the heck is angular momentum other than the vector L?
        Wired
        4
        Where torque is like a rotational force that changes the angular momentum.
        Wired
        5
        Many people don't know too much about angular momentum-andthat's fine.
        Wired
        Usage of moment of momentum in English
        1
        The great difficulty in the Laplace hypothesis, as to the constancy of the moment of momentum, is here eliminated.
        The Scientific Monthly, October to December, 1915