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Silak12 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
What does "relative" mean here?
Hi! everyone.
Could you tell me in the below definition of "suspension" what "relative means? Could you rephrase it?
Suspension is the system of tires, tire air, springs, shock absorbers and linkages that connects a vehicle to its wheels and allows relative motion between the two.
Thanks!
Could you tell me in the below definition of "suspension" what "relative means? Could you rephrase it?
Suspension is the system of tires, tire air, springs, shock absorbers and linkages that connects a vehicle to its wheels and allows relative motion between the two.
Thanks!
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Dear Silak, A car travels along the ground at a certain speed, but the speed of the whole car is not be the same as the speed of the movement or motion of some of its parts. Here, the writer is not interested in the motion of the vehicle as a whole, but the motion created between the wheels and the rest of the vehicle by the suspension system. A good suspension system has a higher degree of relative motion between the wheels and the rest of the vehicle than a bad system, because it is doing more work to ensure a smoother ride.
- Dear Silak, A car travels along the ground at a certain speed, but the speed of the whole car is not be the same as the speed of the movement or motion of some of its parts.
- Here, the writer is not interested in the motion of the vehicle as a whole, but the motion created between the wheels and the rest of the vehicle by the suspension system.
- A good suspension system has a higher degree of relative motion between the wheels and the rest of the vehicle than a bad system, because it is doing more work to ensure a smoother ride.
- Kind regards, Michael
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Dear Silak,
A car travels along the ground at a certain speed, but the speed of the whole car is not be the same as the speed of the movement or motion of some of its parts.
Here, the writer is not interested in the motion of the vehicle as a whole, but the motion created between the wheels and the rest of the vehicle by the suspension system. A good suspension system has a high
A car travels along the ground at a certain speed, but the speed of the whole car is not be the same as the speed of the movement or motion of some of its parts.
Here, the writer is not interested in the motion of the vehicle as a whole, but the motion created between the wheels and the rest of the vehicle by the suspension system. A good suspension system has a high
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silak12connects a vehicle to its wheels and allows relative motion between the two.Relative motion between the vehicle and its wheels is the motion of the vehicle as experienced by its wheels or the motion of the wheels as experienced by the vehicle. These are small motions compared to the motion of the vehicle along the road.
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