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frame dragging
  کرّه‌ی ِ چارچوب، چارچوب-کرّه  
kerre-ye cârcub, cârcub-kerré
Fr.: entraînement des repères, effet Lense-Thirring  

The alteration in the → free fall motion of a test → mass in the presence of a massive → rotating object, as compared to the identical case of a non-rotating object. This dragging of → inertial frames is predicted by → general relativity. Also called → Lense-Thirring effect.

See also: → frame; → drag.