classical mechanics
- noun
- /ˈklæsɪkəl mɪˈkænɪks/
- Specialized
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mecánica clásica
- To understand the basics of classical mechanics, students learn about Newton's laws of motion and their applications.
- classical mechanics and electromagnetism
Sometimes you have to revise laws, like when quantum mechanics was first discovered, classical mechanics couldn't fully explain light.
- Sometimes you have to revise laws, like when quantum mechanics was first discovered, classical mechanics couldn't fully explain light.
- Basically, you know, they're playing billiards, playing billiards at the bar, you're doing Newtonian classical mechanics, right, Right.
- So in classical mechanics, you have laws that describe sort of how things move or, or what happens in in the world.
- You've seen this before in classical mechanics.
Examples
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So we will begin with an example in classical mechanics to illustrate this point.
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So in classical mechanics, you have laws that describe sort of how things move or, or what happens in in the world.
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So far, this is similar to classical mechanics.
Academic text (1995) -
Moreover, in the case of classical mechanics, it was conserved.
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The analogous statement is in classical mechanics for a particle moving in one dimension.
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It covers classical mechanics and systems of particles and emphasizes qualitative understanding more than is usual in introductory physics courses.
Academic text (1996) -
In classical mechanics, the motion of a projectile can be calculated using simple equations of motion.
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The principles of classical mechanics explain how forces affect the movement of objects in our everyday lives.
Synonyms
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The part of physics that studies how objects move and the forces that act on them
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A set of rules that explains how large objects move at low speeds
Antonyms
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A branch of physics that explains how very small particles like atoms and electrons behave
How Microscopic
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase combines 'classical' (traditional/relating to older, Newtonian theories) with 'mechanics' (the study of motion and forces), so its meaning as the branch of physics based on Newtonian laws is directly derivable from the parts. This compositional logic is cross-linguistically common (e.g., Spanish 'mecánica clásica'), so a B1 learner who knows both words will very likely understand the MWE.
Etymology
Classical mechanics comes from two simple ideas: classical means the older, 'standard' physics from Newton's time, and mechanics means the study of how things move and how pushes and pulls act. So, classical mechanics is the old set of rules that explains motion under forces, not the newer rules for very small things or for very fast motion.