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Atwood's machine

Atwood's machine is the alternative form of Atwood machine.

Meaning of Atwood machine

Noun

Atwood machine (plural Atwood machines)

  1. A device used to verify the mechanical laws of motion with constant acceleration, consisting of two objects of known masses connected by a string over a pulley.

Forms of Atwood's machine

pluralAtwood's machines

Questions about Atwood's machine

What is Atwood's machine the alternative form of?
Atwood's machine is the alternative form of Atwood machine.

Words near Atwood's machine in the dictionary

  1. Atwood machine
  2. Atwood machines
  3. Atwood number
  4. Atwood numbers
  5. Atwood's Law
  6. Atwood's machine
  7. Atwoodian
  8. Atwoods
  9. atwound
  10. ATWS
  11. ATWT

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