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  2. Linear motion - Wikipedia

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    Linear motion, also called rectilinear motion, [1] is one-dimensional motion along a straight line, and can therefore be described mathematically using only one spatial dimension. The linear motion can be of two types: uniform linear motion , with constant velocity (zero acceleration ); and non-uniform linear motion , with variable velocity ...

  3. Inertial frame of reference - Wikipedia

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    All frames of reference with zero acceleration are in a state of constant rectilinear motion (straight-line motion) with respect to one another. In such a frame, an object with zero net force acting on it, is perceived to move with a constant velocity , or, equivalently, Newton's first law of motion holds.

  4. Motion - Wikipedia

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    One can also speak of the motion of images, shapes, and boundaries. In general, the term motion signifies a continuous change in the position or configuration of a physical system in space. For example, one can talk about the motion of a wave or the motion of a quantum particle, where the configuration consists of the probabilities of the wave ...

  5. Inertia - Wikipedia

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    Inertia is the natural tendency of objects in motion to stay in motion and objects at rest to stay at rest, unless a force causes the velocity to change. It is one of the fundamental principles in classical physics, and described by Isaac Newton in his first law of motion (also known as The Principle of Inertia). [1]

  6. Kinematics - Wikipedia

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    The vector r(t) has some projection (or, equivalently, some component) r ⊥ (t) on a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation. Then the angular position of that point is the angle θ from a reference axis (typically the positive x -axis) to the vector r ⊥ ( t ) in a known rotation sense (typically given by the right-hand rule ).

  7. Rectilinear locomotion - Wikipedia

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    Rectilinear locomotion relies upon two opposing muscles, the costocutaneous inferior and superior, which are present on every rib and connect the ribs to the skin. [5] [6] Although it was originally believed that the ribs moved in a "walking" pattern during rectilinear movement, studies have shown that the ribs themselves do not move, only the muscles and the skin move to produce forward ...

  8. Anatomical terms of motion - Wikipedia

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    Rectilinear motion is motion in a straight line between two points, whereas curvilinear motion is motion following a curved path. [2] Angular motions (or rotary motions) occur when an object is around another object increasing or decreasing the angle. The different parts of the object do not move the same distance.

  9. Rectilinear - Wikipedia

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    Rectilinear motion or linear motion is motion along a straight line; Rectilinear prophecy, where a straight line can be drawn from the prophecy to the fulfillment without any branches as in the case of typological interpretations; Near-rectilinear halo orbit, a highly-elliptical orbit around a Lagrangian point of a moon, that due to the moons ...