the acceleration of a space vehicle around an axis
angular acceleration in American English
noun
Physics
the time rate of change of angular velocity of a rotating body
Word origin
[1880–85]This word is first recorded in the period 1880–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Chief of Staff, barnstorm, irredentist, rain check, regionalism
Examples of 'angular acceleration' in a sentence
angular acceleration
Experiments suggest that an impact causes angular accelerations more than 50 times greater than shaking.