单词 | inertial mass |
释义 | > as lemmasinertial mass inertial mass n. mass as measured by the ratio of the force on a body to the resulting rate of change of its momentum; cf. gravitational mass n. at gravitational adj. Compounds. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > mechanics > dynamics > [noun] > kinetics > mass measured by force or change of momentum inertial mass1920 1920 R. W. Lawson tr. A. Einstein Relativity xix. 65 If now, as we find from experience, the acceleration is to be independent of the nature and condition of the body and always the same for a given gravitational field, then the ratio of the gravitational to the inertial mass must likewise be the same for all bodies. 1955 Sci. Amer. June 32/2 The theory of general relativity was constructed on the basis of a physical observation of the equivalence of inertial and gravitational mass under certain simple circumstances. < as lemmas |
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