What Is Tangential Velocity?

The speed at which any point on an object makes a circular motion with respect to a fixed axis is called "linear velocity". Its general definition is the instantaneous speed of a mass point (or points on an object) when it is in a curved motion (including circular motion). Its direction is along the tangential direction of the motion track, so it is also called tangential velocity. It is a physical quantity that describes the speed and direction of particle motion in a curve. The instantaneous speed of each point on the object when making a curved movement, its direction is along the tangent direction of the orbit.

The speed at which any point on an object makes a circular motion with respect to a fixed axis is called "linear velocity". Its general definition is the instantaneous speed of a mass point (or points on an object) when it is in a curved motion (including circular motion). Its direction is along the tangential direction of the motion track, so it is also called tangential velocity. It is a physical quantity that describes the speed and direction of particle motion in a curve. The instantaneous speed of each point on the object when making a curved movement, its direction is along the tangent direction of the orbit.
Chinese name
Line speed
Foreign name
linear velocity
Definition
Circular motion speed of any point on the fixed axis
nickname
Tangential velocity

Basic introduction of linear speed

The speed of circular motion can be measured by the ratio of the arc length of the object to the time it takes. If the object moves from M to N, a point t passes the point A. In order to describe the speed of movement when passing near the point A, you can start from this moment and take a short time t. During this time, the object moves from A to B, and the arc length passed is L. The ratio L / t reflects the speed of the object's movement, which is called linear velocity, which is expressed by v, that is, v = L / t.
Linear speed is also divided into average and instantaneous values. If the time interval taken is very small, then the instantaneous linear velocity is obtained.
Note that when t is small enough, the arc AB becomes almost a straight line, and the length of the AB arc is almost the same as the length of the AB line segment. At this time, l is the displacement of the object from A to B. Therefore, v here is actually the instantaneous velocity in linear motion, but it is now used to describe circular motion.
The linear velocity is a vector with size and direction. For a circular motion object, its linear velocity direction changes at all times and always points to the tangent direction of the point.

Linear speed related formula

In a uniform circular motion, the magnitude of the linear velocity is equal to the value of the arc length (S) through which the moving particle passes and the time ( t) it takes to pass through this arc length. That is, v = S / t, and also v = 2r / T. Although the magnitude of the linear velocity does not change in a uniform circular motion, its direction is constantly changing. Its relationship with angular velocity is v = * r
v = r = 2rf = 2nr = 2r / T
When the moving mass is performing a circular motion while also performing another translation, such as a certain point on a car wheel, the linear velocity of the mass at this time is the linear velocity of the circular motion (w * r) and the translational motion. Sum of vectors of speed (v '): v = w * r + v'
v = l / t

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