Definition of Momenta

1. Noun. (plural of momentum) ¹

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Definition of Momenta

1. momentum [n] - See also: momentum

Lexicographical Neighbors of Momenta

mom's
mom-and-pop
mom and pop
mombin
mombin tree
mombins
mome
moment
moment arm
moment in the sun
moment of a magnet
moment of force
moment of inertia
moment of silence
moment of truth
momenta (current term)
momental
momentally
momentane
momentaneous
momentany
momentarily
momentariness
momentarinesses
momentary
momentary god
momentary gods
momently
momento
momentoes

Literary usage of Momenta

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism by James Clerk Maxwell (1892)
"The Kinetic Energy expressed in Terms of the momenta and Velocities. 562.] Let plt p2, &c. be the momenta, and qlt g2, &c. the velocities at a given instant ..."

2. A Treatise on Gyrostatics and Rotational Motion: Theory and Applications by Andrew Gray (1918)
"Generalised momenta. Hamilton s dynamical equations. ... When T, or K, is expressed in terms of the momenta we shall indicate the fact by the suffix m as in ..."

3. The Advanced Part of A Treatise on the Dynamics of a System of Rigid Bodies by Edward John Routh (1892)
"The equations of condition (5) have beeu taken to contain the momenta as well as the co-ordinates, as this supposition made the investigation more ..."

4. Treatise on Physics by Andrew Gray (1901)
"T, it is to be remembered, is supposed expressed as an explicit function of the momenta £, 17, .... In this form the equations state that the time rate of ..."

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