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AXIAL ROTATION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does axial rotation mean?
• AXIAL ROTATION (noun)
The noun AXIAL ROTATION has 1 sense:
1. rotary motion of an object around its own axis
Familiarity information: AXIAL ROTATION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Rotary motion of an object around its own axis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
axial motion; axial rotation; roll
Context example:
wheels in axial rotation
Hypernyms ("axial rotation" is a kind of...):
gyration; revolution; rotation (a single complete turn (axial or orbital))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "axial rotation"):
wallow (an indolent or clumsy rolling about)
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