Equimomental

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Equimomental \E`qui*mo*men"tal\, a. [Equi- + momental.] (Mech.)
     Having equal moments of inertia.
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     Note: Two bodies or systems of bodies are said to be
           equimomental when their moments of inertia about all


           straight lines are equal each to each.
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     {Equimomental cone of a given rigid body}, a conical surface
        that has any given vertex, and is described by a straight
        line which moves in such manner that the moment of inertia
        of the given rigid body about the line is in all its
        positions the same.
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