Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

tangential motion

Portuguese translation:

movimento tangencial

Added to glossary by Roberto Aresta Ribeiro
Feb 13, 2011 01:36
13 yrs ago
English term

tangential motion

English to Portuguese Science Science (general) physics
"The fact that the moon never reaches the surface of the earth, while the apple does, was explained by the tangential motion possessed by the moon, but not by the apple".
Proposed translations (Portuguese)
4 +8 movimento tangencial
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Feb 23, 2011 01:02: Roberto Aresta Ribeiro Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

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movimento tangencial

Creio que se refere ao movimento tangencial, que é um movimento paralelo

Eis o resultado de uma pesquisa num site brasileiro:

"Basicamente a Lua está sempre caindo na Terra. Uma queda sem fim… a órbita é um resultado da combinação de dois movimentos, o de queda e o movimento tangencial – daí que a força gravitacional faz o papel de uma força centrípeta."
Peer comment(s):

agree Martin Riordan
11 mins
agree Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
6 hrs
agree Jose Mariano
7 hrs
agree Leonor Machado
8 hrs
agree Claudio Mazotti
10 hrs
agree Jorge Soares
11 hrs
agree Marlene Curtis
11 hrs
agree connie leite
1 day 20 hrs
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