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curvilinear motion
Physics; General physics
The motion of a body along a curved path is called curvilinear motion.
magnitude
Physics; General physics
The size of a measurement of a vector; scalar quantities that consist of a number and unit only, no direction, for example.
mass
Physics; General physics
The quantity of matter contained in a body is called its mass. The SI unit of mass is kg. The mass of a body remains the same everywhere. It is a measure of inertia, which means a resistance to a ...
resultant force
Physics; General physics
A single force, which acts on a body to produce the same effect in it as, done by all other forces collectively.
reverberation
Physics; General physics
The prolongation of sound at a given point after direct reception from the source has ceased, it is due to reflections from the boundary surfaces.
