newton-metre

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词形变化

newton-metres 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A standard unit of torque (moment of force) or (rarely) energy.

词源

Compound of newton + metre, although, as with any such unit of measure (e.g., person-years, pack-years), the mathematical relationship of multiplication is simultaneously involved: X newtons acting at a distance of Y metres = X × Y = Z newton-metres.

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