angular acceleration
noun Physics.
the time rate of change of angular velocity of a rotating body.
Origin of angular acceleration
First recorded in 1880–85
Words nearby angular acceleration
anguilliform,
anguine,
anguish,
anguished,
angular,
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angular artery,
angular cheilitis,
angular curvature,
angular deformation,
angular diameter
British Dictionary definitions for angular acceleration
angular acceleration
noun
the rate of change of angular velocity
astronautics
the acceleration of a space vehicle around an axis
Scientific definitions for angular acceleration
angular acceleration
[ ăng′gyə-lər ]
The rate of change of angular velocity with respect to time. Angular acceleration is measured in revolutions per minute squared or in radians per second squared.