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lateral axis

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lateral axis [′lad·ə·rəl ′ak·səs]
(naval architecture)
The athwartship line approximately through the center of gravity of a craft, around which it pitches.


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It features a longitudinal axis, a lateral axis, a longitudinal length, a lateral width, longitudinal end edges and lateral side edges, a front waist region, a rear waist region, an intermediate crotch region interconnecting the front and rear waist regions and a pair of leg openings on the lateral sides of the crotch region.
It measures movements in the car's longitudinal axis in the form of veering or rolling, and about its lateral axis - pitching during braking and 'squatting' during acceleration.
The article has a longitudinal axis, a lateral axis, opposite longitudinal end regions and a central region extending longitudinally between and interconnecting the end regions.
 
 
 
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