Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,805,790,429 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

hodograph
(redirected from hodographs)

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Wikipedia 0.03 sec.
hodograph [′häd·ə‚graf]
(physics)
The curve traced out in the course of time by the tip of a vector representing some physical quantity.
In particular, the path traced out by the velocity vector of a given particle.


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
B2K used 260 hodographs from supercell environments to develop a method to predict supercell motion, and they also reviewed methods that were applicable to the prediction of supercell motion.
III, 1991: A review for forecasters on the application of hodographs to forecasting severe thunderstorms.
Wilhelmson, 1983: Relationships between storm characteristics and 1200 GMT hodographs, low-level shear and stability.
 
Encyclopedia browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
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. Terms of Use.