parallelogram of forces

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Definition of parallelogram of forces in English English dictionary

a parallelogram, two adjacent sides of which are vectors having the same initial point and representing two forces acting simultaneously upon this point, such that the resultant of the forces is given by the diagonal of the parallelogram that passes through this point

total of a combination of forces

Hyphenation

par·al·le·lo·gram of Forc·es