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力の平行四辺形 (ちからのへいこうしへんけい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

力ちからの平へい行こう四し辺へん形けい

Meanings

1

noun

parallelogram of forces

mathematics

A geometric method in physics for adding two force vectors by constructing a parallelogram.

See also: 平行四辺形

力ちからの平へい行こう四し辺へん形けいを使つかって合ごう力りょくを求もとめる。
Find the resultant force using the parallelogram of forces.
この問もん題だいは力ちからの平へい行こう四し辺へん形けいの法ほう則そくで解とける。
This problem can be solved by the law of the parallelogram of forces.

Kanji

力power, strength, strong
平even, flat, peace
行going, journey, carry out
四

four

辺environs, boundary, border

形shape, form, style

Similar words

平へい行こう四し辺へん形けい
A general geometric parallelogram; 力の平行四辺形 specifically refers to the force-vector construction in mechanics.
力ちからの合ごう成せい
Composition of forces; the broader concept of combining forces, often illustrated by the parallelogram of forces.

Etymology

Compound of 力 (force), の (possessive particle), and 平行四辺形 (parallelogram). A direct calque from English 'parallelogram of forces' or similar Western physics terminology.