Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rotational axis

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.16 in modern English

Syllables: ro-ta-tion-al ax-is
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The spin axis of a freely rotating body. In the case of the Earth, it differs from the figure axis by a few meters. This difference being a partial cause of the Earth's wobble.

Inflected Forms

rotational axes (plural)

Questions

What does rotational axis mean?: The spin axis of a freely rotating body. In the case of the Earth, it differs from the figure axis by a few meters. This difference being a partial cause of the Earth's wobble.

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