zhóu

technical
noun

Meaning of 地轴

地轴 means the Earth's axis; the imaginary line through the center of the Earth around which it rotates. Pronounced dì zhóu.

  • the Earth's axis; the imaginary line through the center of the Earth around which it rotates

Definitions & Examples

zhóu
shì
qīng
xié
de
 
yīn
qiú
yǒu
le
 

The Earth's axis is tilted, which is why we have seasons.

qiú
wéi
rào
zhóu
zhuàn
zhōu
yào
èr
shí
xiǎo
shí
 

It takes the Earth twenty-four hours to complete one rotation on its axis.

zhóu
chì
dào
píng
miàn
xíng
chéng
jiǔ
shí
de
jiā
jiǎo
 

The Earth's axis forms a ninety-degree angle with the plane of the equator.

Measure Words

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