“of/mass”

The following 6 entries include the term of/mass.

center of mass

noun phrase

: the point in a body or system of bodies at which the whole mass may be considered as concentrated

conservation of mass

noun phrase

: a principle in classical physics: the total mass of any isolated material system is neither increased nor diminished by reactions between the parts

center-of-mass system

noun

: a system of polar coordinates used in describing processes involving moving swarms of particles (as cosmic-ray bursts) with the moving common center of mass as origin and the path of that center as polar axis

law of conservation of mass

weapon of mass destruction

noun phrase

: a weapon that can destroy entire buildings, cities, etc.

weapons of mass destruction

idiom

: weapons that can destroy entire cities, regions, etc.


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