translation; translational motion
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translation; translational motion; parallel motion (in physics)
Physics term describing rigid body motion where every point of the body moves with the same velocity and direction. Distinguished from rotation (转动).
Gāng刚
tǐ体
zuò做
píng平
dòng动
shí时
，
gè各
diǎn点
de的
yùn运
dòng动
guǐ轨
jì迹
wán完
quán全
xiāng相
tóng同
。
When a rigid body undergoes translational motion, the motion trajectories of all points are identical.
Píng平
dòng动
hé和
zhuàn转
dòng动
shì是
gāng刚
tǐ体
yùn运
dòng动
de的
liǎng两
zhǒng种
jī基
běn本
xíng形
shì式
。
Translation and rotation are the two fundamental forms of rigid body motion.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
yùn运
dòng动
shì是
píng平
dòng动
，
bù不
shì是
zhuàn转
dòng动
。
This motion is translational, not rotational.