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axis
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yrare
regge theory
azimuthal quantum number
torque
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rotochemical
measure
flywheel
rotate
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no hair theorem
space quantization
rotary
spin polarization
vorton
vector product
joule second
gyromagnetic ratio
field
momentum
Definitions:
Noun
angular momentum
Definition: the product of the momentum of a rotating body and its distance from the axis of rotation; "any rotating body has an angular momentum about its center of mass"; "angular momentum makes the world go round"
Definition: The vector product that describes the rotary inertia of a system about an axis and is conserved in a closed system. For an isolated rigid body, it is a measure of the extent to which an object will continue to rotate in the absence of an applied torque.