MOMENT OF A COUPLE

I. (noun)

Meaning:

Given two equal and opposite forces, the product of the force and the distance between them

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Hypernyms ("moment of a couple" is a kind of...):

moment (a turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force))

Holonyms ("moment of a couple" is a part of...):

couple ((physics) something joined by two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines)