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jerk
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jerk [jərk]
(mechanics)
The rate of change of acceleration; it is the third derivative of position with respect to time.
A unit of rate of change of acceleration, equal to 1 foot (30.48 centimeters) per second squared per second.
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The camera then appears to jerk around as Mr Aizlewood allegedly tries to wrestle it from the cameraman.
'Assaulted by ex-footballer' by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)
Twelve two-seat body-sitting-down-shaped cages do just that, taking you up and over as you jerk around in the cage.
HAIR-RAISING ADVENTURE by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
When that happens, the characters jerk around as if controlled by an outside force.
A clever-clever play that does enough to provoke and intrigue; ... by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
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