axis of rotation (Q5456)
three-dimensional object always rotates around an imaginary line called a rotation axis. Purely rotational motion occurs if every particle in the body moves in a circle about a single line. This (straight) line is called the axis of rotation
- rotation axis
- axis of revolution
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| English | axis of rotation |
three-dimensional object always rotates around an imaginary line called a rotation axis. Purely rotational motion occurs if every particle in the body moves in a circle about a single line. This (straight) line is called the axis of rotation |
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