Physics A-Level
Rigid rotating body
What Rigid rotating body means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Rigid rotating body
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A body rotating about a fixed axis for which angular velocity is the same for all points, even though points further from the axis move faster in a straight-line sense.
Topics that use Rigid rotating body
- Kinematics of circular motion (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Angular velocity
- Frequency
- Period
- Radian
- Reciprocals
- Relationship between timing quantities, speed and radius
- Degrees to radians
- Full turn in radians
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