d'Alembert's principle
d'Alembert's principle proper noun: a statement of the fundamental classical laws of motion, generalizing the principle of virtual work from static to dynamical systems by introducing forces of inertia which, when added to the applied forces in a system, result in dynamic equilibrium.
Proper noun
d'Alembert's principle
- A statement of the fundamental classical laws of motion, generalizing the principle of virtual work from static to dynamical systems by introducing forces of inertia which, when added to the applied forces in a system, result in dynamic equilibrium.
- Synonyms:
- Lagrange-d'Alembert principle
Synonyms of d'Alembert's principle
Origin of d'Alembert's principle
Named after its discoverer, the French physicist and mathematician Jean le Rond d'Alembert.
Questions about d'Alembert's principle
- What does d'Alembert's principle mean?
- D'Alembert's principle means a statement of the fundamental classical laws of motion, generalizing the principle of virtual work from static to dynamical systems by introducing forces of inertia which, when added to the applied forces in a system, result in dynamic equilibrium.
- What part of speech is d'Alembert's principle?
- D'Alembert's principle is a proper noun.
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