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The following 6 entries include the term moment/of.
moment of inertia
noun phrase: a measure of the resistance of a body to angular acceleration about a given axis that is equal to the sum of the products of each element of mass in the body and the square of the element's distance from the axis
moment of truth
noun phrase: the final sword thrust in a bullfight
moment of a couple
: the product of either of the forces of a couple by the perpendicular distance between them
moment of a force
: the product of the distance from the point to the point of application of the force and the component of the force perpendicular to the line of the distance
moment of momentum
moment of silence
noun phrase: a short period of silent thought or prayer
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