classical mechanics
All of the physical laws of nature that account for the behaviour of the normal world,…All of the physical laws of nature that account for the behaviour of the normal world, but break down when dealing with the very small (see quantum mechanics) or the very fast or very heavy (see relativity).
» At the atomic scale we observe quantum mechanical effects that can not be explained by classical mechanics.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)All of the physical laws of nature that account for the behaviour of the normal world, but break down when dealing with the very small (see quantum mechanics) or the very fast or very heavy (see relativity).
класси́ческая меха́никаklassíčeskaja mexánika
- the branch of mechanics based on Newton's laws of motion
Examples
2 sentencesAt the atomic scale we observe quantum mechanical effects that can not be explained by classical mechanics.
The fundamental principles of classical mechanics were laid down by Galileo and Newton in the 16th and 17th centuries.
ruФундаментальные принципы классической механики были заложены Галилеем и Ньютоном в XVI и XVII веках.
deDie fundamentalen Prinzipien der Mechanik wurden von Galileo und Newton im 16. und 17. Jahrhundert aufgestellt.
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- the branch of mechanics based on Newton's laws of motion:Newtonian mechanics
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