may be used along with conservation of momentum equation. to obtain expressions for the individual velocities after the collision. These relationships may be used for any head-on collision by transforming to the frame of the target particle before using them, and then transforming back after the calculation.
Wiktionary(2.00 / 3 votes)Rate this definition: 1  location(Noun) A particular point or place in physical space. 2  location(Noun) An act of locating.
Relative location: the location of a place in relation to another place; an example of relative location is describing England as east of the United States Scale: map feature showing the relationship between actual distance and illustrated distance Maps are especially good at displaying spatial patterns.