Complete Definition of "polygon of forces"

English

Noun
polygon of forces (plural polygons of forces)

  1. mechanics a polygonal figure the sides of which are vectors representing several forces acting simultaneously upon one point, so that the vector necessary to make the figure closed is the resultant of those forces.

See also
parallelogram of forces

Translations
rfc-level|Translations at L4+ not in L3 POS section
Swedish: kraftpolygon

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