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tangential motion

Portuguese translation: movimento tangencial


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English term or phrase:tangential motion
Portuguese translation:movimento tangencial
Entered by: Roberto Aresta Ribeiro
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01:36 Feb 13, 2011
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Science - Science (general) / physics
English term or phrase: tangential motion
"The fact that the moon never reaches the surface of the earth, while the apple does, was explained by the tangential motion possessed by the moon, but not by the apple".
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Local time: 14:22
movimento tangencial
Explanation:
Creio que se refere ao movimento tangencial, que é um movimento paralelo

Eis o resultado de uma pesquisa num site brasileiro:

"Basicamente a Lua está sempre caindo na Terra. Uma queda sem fim… a órbita é um resultado da combinação de dois movimentos, o de queda e o movimento tangencial – daí que a força gravitacional faz o papel de uma força centrípeta."
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Roberto Aresta Ribeiro
Local time: 18:22
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Obrigada!
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4 +8movimento tangencial
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movimento tangencial


Explanation:
Creio que se refere ao movimento tangencial, que é um movimento paralelo

Eis o resultado de uma pesquisa num site brasileiro:

"Basicamente a Lua está sempre caindo na Terra. Uma queda sem fim… a órbita é um resultado da combinação de dois movimentos, o de queda e o movimento tangencial – daí que a força gravitacional faz o papel de uma força centrípeta."

Roberto Aresta Ribeiro
Local time: 18:22
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Obrigada!

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Feb 23, 2011 - Changes made by Roberto Aresta Ribeiro:
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