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| the amount of a given fissionable material necessary to sustain a chain reaction at a constant rate |
| the removal of energy or particles from a beam by the medium through which the beam propagates |
| moment of inertia | |
| —n | |
| I the tendency of a body to resist angular acceleration, expressed as the sum of the products of the mass of each particle in the body and the square of its perpendicular distance from the axis of rotation | |
| moment of inertia (mō'mənt) Pronunciation Key
A measure of a body's resistance to angular acceleration, equal to the product of the mass of the body and the square of its distance from the axis of rotation. See also angular momentum, torque. |