angular velocity

noun

, Physics.

1. the time rate of change of angular position of a rotating body, usually expressed in radians per second or radians per minute.

angular velocity

noun

1. the velocity of a body rotating about a specified axis measured as the rate of change of the angle subtended at that axis by the path of the body ω

angular velocity

1. The rate of change of an angle associated with an object with respect to some reference point. For example, the average angular velocity of an object moving around a central reference point once every second is 2π radians per second; the Earth spins around its axis with an angular velocity of 2π radians per day.
2. Also called angular frequency

Word History and Origins

Origin of angular velocity¹

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

However, if they were far enough away from the lamppost, there was no way they could remain hidden — they simply couldn’t keep pace with the angular velocity with which the lamppost appeared to move in your reference frame.

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The angular velocity of the axle corresponding to a speed of seven miles an hour, is 84 revolutions per minute.

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Then E1 is proportional to the product of the angular velocity, and a certain function of the current.

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Similarly, if a body is rotated round a vertical axis, we perceive only angular acceleration and not angular velocity.

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Strob, strob, n. the angular velocity of one radian per second.

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She would measure gravitation, acceleration and angular velocity with infinite precision.

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