Physical Education A-Level
Angular displacement
What Angular displacement means in Physical Education A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Angular displacement
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The angle turned about an axis, measured in radians.
Topics that use Angular displacement
- Angular motion (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Angular acceleration
- Application to flight in gymnastics and diving
- Conservation of angular momentum
- Newton’s laws applied to rotation
- Sporting applications of angular motion
- Angular velocity
- Moment of inertia
- Radian measure
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