lateral acceleration

collocation in English

meaningsoflateralandacceleration

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lateral
adjective
uk
/ˈlæt.ər.əl/us
/ˈlæt̬.ɚ.əl/
biology,medicalformalorspecialized
relating to the sides of an object or plant or to ...
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acceleration
noun
uk
/əkˌsel.əˈreɪ.ʃən/us
/əkˌsel.əˈreɪ.ʃən/
the increase in something's speed, or its ability to ...
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(Definition oflateralandaccelerationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflateral acceleration

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When cornering at high speed, the transmission maintains the same gear above a certainlateralaccelerationlevel.
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The maximumlateralaccelerationis sometimes discussed separately as road holding.
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Although the vehicle can not increaselateralacceleration, it is dynamically stable.
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This addition releases brake pressure on the inside rear wheel during highlateralaccelerationmaneuvers.
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This had the side effect of exposing the driver to very highlateralacceleration, which would become a major problem in the ground effect era.
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The cars are capable oflateralaccelerationin excess of five g in corners.
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The actual stall speed will vary depending on the airplane's weight, altitude, configuration, and vertical andlateralacceleration.
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The most common skidpad use is testinglateralacceleration, measured in "g".
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The rollover threshold for passenger cars is over 1 g oflateralacceleration.
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The vehicle has a negative gradient if the difference in steer decreases with respect to incremental increases inlateralacceleration.
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This would also make the passengers in the train not to perceive anylateralacceleration(a push toward sideway).
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It has manoeuvre thrusters which can generate alateralaccelerationof more than 5 "g" s at 50 km altitude.
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The occupants perceive nolateralaccelerationof the aircraft and their weight to be acting straight downwards into their seats.
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The building codes require the building sustain a 1 glateralaccelerationearthquake load.
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The scientists would find that arctometatarsals may have enabled tyrannosaurid feet to absorb forces such as linear deceleration,lateralaccelerationand torsion more effectively than those of other theropods.
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This decrease in vertical load on the rear tires causes a decrease in the lateral force they generate, so that theirlateralacceleration(into the corner) is also decreased.
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Automotive engineers define understeer and oversteer based on changes in steering angle associated with changes inlateralaccelerationover a sequence of steady-state circular turning tests.
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However, if the aircraft is turning or pulling up from a dive, additional lift is required to provide the vertical orlateralacceleration, and so the stall speed is higher.
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The limiting beam energy is reached when the energy lost to thelateralaccelerationrequired to maintain the beam path in a circle equals the energy added each cycle.
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