polar axis

collocation in English

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polar
adjective
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/ˈpəʊ.lər/us
/ˈpoʊ.lɚ/
relating to the North or South Pole or the areas ...
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axis
noun[C]
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/ˈæk.sɪs/us
/ˈæk.sɪs/
a real or imaginary straight line going through the centre of a object that is spinning, or a line that divides a symmetrical shape into two ...
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(Definition ofpolarandaxisfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The distribution of the stomata could not be determined, but theirpolaraxislies along the length of the leaf.
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The stomata are sunken below the surface of the epidermis and are regularly aligned with theirpolaraxisparallel to the length of the leaf.
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For this purpose, it is convenient to use spherical polar coordinates in k-space, with thepolaraxisalong the magnetic field.
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Apolaraxiscan occur only in non-centrosymmetric structures.
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Eachpolaraxisis a meridian of the visual field.
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Groups containing apolaraxisare called "polar".
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A polar symmetry direction of a crystal is called apolaraxis.
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Coordinates were specified by the distance from the pole and the angle from the "polaraxis".
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In deuterostomes, the early divisions occur parallel or perpendicular to thepolaraxis.
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It achieves this by having a surface that pivots about a virtualpolaraxis.
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It has 10 faces on thepolaraxiswith 10 rhombi following the equator.
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This polyhedron can be constructed by taking a tetragonal trapezohedron and truncating thepolaraxisvertices.
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Tilting thepolaraxisadds a level of complexity to the mount.
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These plants have a distinct trait in their pollen grains of exhibiting three colpi or grooves paralleling thepolaraxis.
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A point is chosen as the "pole" and a ray from this point is taken as the "polaraxis".
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This polyhedron can be constructed by taking a pentagonal dipyramid and truncating thepolaraxisvertices, making is into two end-to-end frustums.
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Two of the points were aligned on apolaraxiswhile the third was a jackscrew actuator to drive the platform.
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The mirror is aligned to reflect sunlight along the samepolaraxisin the direction of one of the celestial poles.
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The ellipsoid is defined by the equatorial axis "a" and thepolaraxis"b"; their difference is about 21 km or 0,3 per cent.
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This polyhedron can be constructed by taking a hexagonal dipyramid and truncating thepolaraxisvertices, making it into two end-to-end frustums.
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This polyhedron can be constructed by taking a square dipyramid (octahedron) and truncating thepolaraxisvertices, making is into two end-to-end frustums.
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The telescope was attached to one side of a squarepolaraxis, near the upper end of the axis, balanced by a weight on the other side.
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For a given angle, there is a single line through the pole whose angle with thepolaraxisis (measured counterclockwise from the axis to the line).
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