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MASS- in physics, quantitative measure of inertia, a
fundamental property of all matter.
MEASUREMENTS- is the determination of the size or magnitude
of something. By comparing that unknown quantity with some
standard quantity of equal nature, known as measurement unit.
"Comparison of an unknown quantity with some known quantity
of the same kind".
MECHANICAL ENERGY- is the sum of potential energy and
kinetic energy.
MECHANICAL WAVES- wave is a wave that is an oscillation of
matter, and therefore transfers energy through a medium.
MECHANICS- is the area of physics concerned with the motions
of physical objects. ... It can also be defined as a branch of
science which deals with the motion of and forces on bodies not
in the quantum realm.
MEDIUM- is defined as the substance that transfers the energy,
or light from one substance to another substance or from one
place to another or from one surface to another.
MOMENTUM- can be defined as "mass in motion." All objects
have mass; so if an object is moving, then it has momentum.
MOTION- is the phenomenon in which an object changes its
position over time. Motion is mathematically described in
terms of displacement, distance, velocity, acceleration, speed,
and time.
NATURAL FREQUENCY- Also known as eigenfrequency, is the
frequency at which a system tends to oscillate in the absence of
any driving or damping force.
NEGATIVE TORQUE- is just torque applied in the opposite
direction, using the vehicle deceleration to drive the engine.
NODES- Point on a wave where there is no displacement.
NONCONSERVATIVE FORCES- a force whose work depends on
the path followed between the given initial and final
configurations. friction: the force between surfaces that opposes
one sliding on the other; friction changes mechanical energy into
thermal energy.
NONUNIFORM CIRCULAR MOTION- denotes a change in the
speed of a particle moving along a circular path.
NORMAL FORCE- is the force that surfaces exert to prevent
solid objects from passing through each other.