translate; shift
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to translate; to slide; to move without rotating
formalA technical term primarily used in mathematics (geometry), physics (mechanics), and engineering. It describes a rigid body motion where every point moves the same distance in the same direction.
Zài在
jǐ几
hé何
xué学
zhōng中
，
píng平
yí移
tú图
xíng形
bú不
huì会
gǎi改
biàn变
tā它
de的
xíng形
zhuàng状
hé和
dà大
xiǎo小
。
In geometry, translating a figure does not change its shape or size.
Jiāng将
zhè这
gè个
jǔ矩
xíng形
xiàng向
yòu右
píng平
yí移
sān三
gè个
dān单
wèi位
。
Translate this rectangle three units to the right.
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Wù物
lǐ理
xué学
zhōng中
de的
gāng刚
tǐ体
píng平
yí移
fēn分
xī析
。
Analysis of rigid body translation in physics.