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Axial rotation   /ˈæksiəl roʊtˈeɪʃən/   Listen
Axial rotation

noun
1.
Rotary motion of an object around its own axis.  Synonyms: axial motion, roll.





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"Axial rotation" Quotes from Famous Books



... so picked up would be direct: that is, would move round the planet in the direction of his axial rotation. Others, on the chances, would be retrograde: that is, would move against his axial rotation. They would describe orbits making the same various angles with the ecliptic as do the asteroids; and we may be sure they would be of the ...
— The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays • J. (John) Joly


Words linked to "Axial rotation" :   gyration, rotation, wallow, revolution


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