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Rest mass

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restmassnounAlternative spelling of rest mass. [(physics) The mass of a body when it is not moving relative to an observer.]
rest energynoun(physics) The energy of the mass component of a body at rest; equal to the product of its rest mass and the square of the speed of light
inertial massnoun(physics) The mass of an object measured as its resistance to being accelerated by an applied force; it is equal to its gravitational mass.
equilibriumnounThe condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced, resulting in no net change.
passive gravitational massnoun(physics) The mass of an object measured via the gravitational force experienced by it in a known gravitational field
relativistic massnoun(physics) The increased mass of an object moving at relativistic speed relative to an observer.
massnoun(physical) Matter, material.
weightnounThe downwards force an object experiences due to gravity.
gravitational massnoun(physics) The mass of an object as measured by its interaction with gravity; it is equal to its inertial mass.
active gravitational massnoun(physics) The mass of an object measured via the gravitational force that it exerts
restframenoun(physics) The Lorentz frame in which the total momentum of a system is zero
inertial frame of referencenoun(physics) A frame of reference that is stationary relative to a body moving at constant velocity and on which no force is being exerted.
relaxation timenoun(physics) The characteristic time for a system to reach an equilibrium condition after a disturbance.
isomassnoun(physics) A condition of having the same mass.
mass energynoun(physics) The energy present in an object because of its mass
restoring forcenoun(physics) A force that tends to bring a body or system towards its equilibrium state.
eigenmassnoun(physics) A mass whose value is that of a corresponding eigenvalue.
rigid bodynoun(physics) An idealized solid whose size and shape are fixed and remain unaltered when forces are applied; used in Newtonian mechanics to model real objects.
mass balancenoun(physics, countable) An application of conservation of mass to the analysis of physical systems, taking into account the material that enters and leaves a system.
static equilibriumnoun(physics) Any system in which the sum of the forces, and torque, on each particle of the system is zero; mechanical equilibrium.

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