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axis of rotation [′ak·səs əv rō′tā·shən] (mechanics) A straight line passing through the points of a rotating rigid body that remain stationary, while the other points of the body move in circles about the axis. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| In a galaxy, called MCG-5-23-16, Reeves' team determined that the accretion disk is angled at 45[degrees] to the black hole's axis of rotation. Uranus The third-widest planet's most unusual feature is that its axis of rotation is almost horizontal (98 degrees)--Uranus spins sideways 2 N) connected to the pivoting arm of the apparatus measured wrist extensor torque, calculated as force X distance from the axis of rotation (53 mm). |
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