'Equimomental cone of a given rigid body' definitions:
Definition of 'Equimomental cone of a given rigid body'
From: GCIDE
- Equimomental \E`qui*mo*men"tal\, a. [Equi- + momental.] (Mech.) Having equal moments of inertia. [1913 Webster]
- Note: Two bodies or systems of bodies are said to be equimomental when their moments of inertia about all straight lines are equal each to each. [1913 Webster]
- Equimomental cone of a given rigid body, a conical surface that has any given vertex, and is described by a straight line which moves in such manner that the moment of inertia of the given rigid body about the line is in all its positions the same. [1913 Webster]