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angular velocity

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(physics) the rate of change of the angular position of a rotating body; usually expressed in radians per second or radians per minute

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For example, angular velocity is typically measured in radians per second (rad/s). Source: Internet

A rotating star in hydrostatic equilibrium is an oblate spheroid up to a certain (critical) angular velocity. Source: Internet

Apple eventually reverted to constant angular velocity on HD floppy disks with their later machines, still unique to Apple as they supported the older variable-speed formats. Source: Internet

In particular, power is the product of a force on an object and the object's velocity, or the product of a torque on a shaft and the shaft's angular velocity. Source: Internet

It is an angular velocity about a line that makes an angle with the permanent rotation axis, and this angle lies in a plane at right angles to the plane of the couple producing the torque. Source: Internet

Once the first critical angular velocity is reached, the superfluid will form a vortex. Source: Internet

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