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| number that serves as an index of the interaction between two serfacesin contact |
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| coefficient of restitution |
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| number that serves as an index of elasticity for colliding bodies |
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| force acting at the area of contact between two surfaces in the direction opposite that of motion or motion tendency |
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| collision characterized by the exchange of a large force during a small time interval |
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| product of a force and the time interval over which the force acts |
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| energy of motion calculated as 1/2 mv2 |
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| constant magnitude friction generated between two surfaces in contact during motion |
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| quantity of motion , measured as the product of a body of mass and its velocity |
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| maximum amount of friction that can be generated between two static surface |
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| force acting perpendicular to two surfaces in contact |
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| impact during which the velocity of the system is conserved |
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| impact resulting in the total loss of system velocity |
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| energy by virtue of a body's position or configuration , calculated an the product of weight and height |
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| rate of work production, calculated as work divided by the time during which work was done. |
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| capacity to do work by virtue of a deformed body's return to its orginal shape |
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| in a mechanical context , force multiplied by the displacement of the resistace in the direction of the force. |
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