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tangential acceleration

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tangential acceleration [tan′jen·chəl ak‚sel·ə′rā·shən]
(mechanics)
The component of linear acceleration tangent to the path of a particle moving in a circular path.


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The differences in the maximum tangential acceleration values were a result of the relative smoothness of their swings which had little effect on the maximum hub path velocities.
During the turns, you must accelerate the ball by tangential acceleration and angular acceleration.
 
 
 
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