单词 | restoring force |
释义 | > as lemmasrestoring force restoring force n. Physics a force that acts to return a perturbed system to equilibrium or to restore a deformed body to its original form; spec. such a force in an elastic object (e.g. a spring), the magnitude of which is proportional to the displacement. ΚΠ 1798 C. Hutton Course Math. II. 146 The intensity of the action of that restoring force on the plane, will be equal to the force or momentum with which the body struck the plane. 1856 D. Lardner Hand-bk. Mech. (1858) ii. iii. 76 If the elasticity of the body be imperfect, then the restoring force will have less intensity than the compressing force. 1900 Science 27 Apr. 664/2 The amplitude of the vibration became so great that the restoring force was no longer proportional to the displacement. 1995 P. Woodward My Own Right Time x. 90 When deflected by a hit, the spring adds to the pendulum's restoring force. < as lemmas |
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