fixed axis

collocation in English

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fixed
adjective
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/fɪkst/us
/fɪkst/
arranged or decided already and not able to ...
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axis
noun[C]
uk
/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 offixedandaxisfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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For example, in order to recover structure from motion the visual system can use constraints such as constant angular velocity orfixedaxismotion.
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Consider, for example, a classical hard-sphere gas in a steadily rotating frame rotating with angular velocity 8 about afixedaxis.
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For large values of moment of inertia the freely moving body behaves like one with afixedaxis, and the quasi-steady theory is not valid.
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This article considers only frames rotating about afixedaxis.
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This article is restricted to a frame of reference that rotates about afixedaxis.
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It annotates the number of turns completed in one minute around afixedaxis.
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A torque is not necessarily limited to rotation around afixedaxis, however.
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In any rotation in three dimensions there is always afixedaxis, the axis of rotation.
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The physics of the rotation around afixedaxisis mathematically described with the axisangle representation of rotations.
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Two objects connected by an ideal hinge rotate relative to each other about afixedaxisof rotation.
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The rotation around afixedaxisof a three-dimensional body involves circular motion of its parts.
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If thisfixedaxisis not a principal axis a time varying torque must be applied to force the spacecraft to rotate as desired, though.
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Thefixedaxishypothesis excludes the possibility of an axis changing its orientation, and can not describe such phenomena as wobbling or precession.
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However, rather than moving linearly with respect to its base, the stage platform rotates partially about afixedaxisabove the mounting surface of the platform.
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He describes how shells are formed by rotating a closed curve around afixedaxis, the shape of the curve remains fixed but its size grows in a geometric progression.
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The curl measures the density of the angular momentum of the vector flow at a point, that is, the amount to which the flow circulates around afixedaxis.
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