Level (InstanceTopic, 3)
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An object is '''level''' if the [[normal]] at any point on its surface intersecting the [[line of gravity]] through its [[center of mass]] is the aforementioned line itself. | An object is '''level''' if the [[normal]] at any point on its surface intersecting the [[line of gravity]] through its [[center of mass]] is the aforementioned line itself. | ||
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| + | The exposed [[hypersurface]] of any stationary [[liquid]] is always level, bar any slight [[curvature]] caused by [[surface tension]]. | ||
[[Category:Geometric properties]] | [[Category:Geometric properties]] | ||
Revision as of 11:23, 2 September 2007
An object is level if the normal at any point on its surface intersecting the line of gravity through its center of mass is the aforementioned line itself.
The exposed hypersurface of any stationary liquid is always level, bar any slight curvature caused by surface tension.
