rotational axis

collocation in English

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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 ofaxisfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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However, all three drive wheels are used when therotationalaxisis at some distance from all the three drive wheel's contact patches.
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The radial edge vortices would decrease in strength towards therotationalaxisowing to the lower plate velocity there.
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During the acquisition of data, the ultrasound transmitter may not be angulated away from therotationalaxis.
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Therotationalaxisis always perpendicular to the vertical axis.
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As the robot rotates the camera about the gripper'srotationalaxis, the camera views the path of the gripper relative to some feature.
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Similarly, therotationalaxisfor cylindrical coordinates could be made user-definable and aligned with environmental parameters by pointing to two points in space with the gripper.
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At an obliquity of 0, these lines point in the same direction i.e. therotationalaxisis perpendicular to the orbital plane.
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The slight wobbling of therotationalaxisis known as polar motion.
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This device uses a cylindrical rotor with longitudinal ducts parallel to itsrotationalaxis.
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The most popular model for the origin of the ice is climate change from large changes in the tilt of the planet'srotationalaxis.
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These cams are principally used to convert rotational motion to linear motion parallel to therotationalaxisof the cylinder.
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In most cases the orientation of the star'srotationalaxisis unknown.
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Two possible values were determined for therotationalaxis, however further measurements at different ecliptic longitudes are required to determine which is correct.
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Therotationalaxisis inclined in the direction of the small axis of the orbit, so the periastron and the apastron coincide with the equinoxes.
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Similarly, the protective projection of the drive casing, below therotationalaxisof the propeller of an outboard motor is another form of the skeg.
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In its cubic form, the octahedra are slightly compressed along the three-foldrotationalaxis, along which the long axis of the cations also lies.
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The lobe has a helical slot machined into it that has a helix angle of about 35 relative to therotationalaxisof the camshaft.
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A planet's movement around itsrotationalaxismust also meet certain criteria if life is to have the opportunity to evolve.
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It holds that in any fast-rotating barotropic ideal liquid, the flows are organized in a series of cylinders parallel to therotationalaxis.
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They let the platform twist about anyrotationalaxis(or, rather, they let the platform keep the same orientation while the vehicle rotates around it).
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