Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

d'alembert's principle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables: d'alem-bert's prin-ci-ple
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

4

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A statement of the fundamental classical laws of motion, generalizing the principle of virtual work from static to dynamical systems by introducing forces of inertia which, when added to the applied forces in a system, result in dynamic equilibrium.

Etymology

Named after its discoverer, the French physicist and mathematician Jean le Rond d'Alembert.

Synonyms

Lagrange-d'Alembert principle

Questions

What does d'alembert's principle mean?: A statement of the fundamental classical laws of motion, generalizing the principle of virtual work from static to dynamical systems by introducing forces of inertia which, when added to the applied forces in a system, result in dynamic equilibrium.
Where does d'alembert's principle come from?: Named after its discoverer, the French physicist and mathematician Jean le Rond d'Alembert.

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