Meaning

2 senses

  1. The axis about which any body rotates.

    Rotationsachse, Drehachse

    ось враще́нияosʹ vraščénija

    the center around which something rotates

  2. The line joining the North Pole and South Pole about which the Earth rotates daily.

    земна́я осьzemnája osʹ

Translations

3 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
axis about which any body rotates:
line joining the North Pole and South Pole:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
axis about which any body rotates:

Forms

plural: axes of rotation
Singularaxis of rotation
Pluralaxes of rotation

irregular · Lesson

Synonyms

2 synonyms
rotational axis
Close in meaning
  • the center around which something rotates:axis

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
axialaxiomC2axiomaticC2axisB2axleaxolotlaye
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