"moment arm" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: moment arms [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} moment arm (plural moment arms)
  1. (physics) The perpendicular distance from a pivot to a point undergoing torque Categories (topical): Physics Translations (distance): voiman varsi (Finnish), momenttivarsi (Finnish), bras de levier [masculine] (French), Hebelarm [masculine] (German), momentarm [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-moment_arm-en-noun-znh6vhxL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

Inflected forms

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