Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,918,048,730 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Virtual velocity

    0.01 sec.
See under Virtual.
(Mech.) a minute hypothetical displacement, assumed in analysis to facilitate the investigation of statical problems. With respect to any given force of a number of forces holding a material system in equilibrium, it is the projection, upon the direction of the force, of a line joining its point of application with a new position of that point indefinitely near to the first, to which the point is conceived to have been moved, without disturbing the equilibrium of the system, or the connections of its parts with each other. Strictly speaking, it is not a velocity but a length.

See also: Velocity Virtual



Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link 		Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Dictionary browser?   Full browser?
 
As Sir Isaac Newton foretold, the attraction of Earth causes an unsupported object to acquire virtual velocity and drop .
Eighty +: A plan t o k eep the wheels of for tune turning in your ... by The Racing Post (London, England)
[Mathematical Expression Omitted] = Virtual velocity vector.
Finite element analysis for the flow characteristics along the ... by Lee, Ho-Sang / Polymer Engineering and Science
The momentum equations equations in the x and y directions, Eqs 3 and 4, were solved using a finite element formulation based on the principal of virtual velocity.
Numerical simulation of fluid flow and heat transfer in twin-screw ... by Sastrohartono, Trihono; Jaluria, Yogesh; Karwe, Mikund V. / Polymer Engineering and Science
 
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.