rotate on axis; spin
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Meanings
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(of a celestial body) to rotate on its own axis; to spin
technicalTechnical term used in astronomy and physics. Contrast with 公转 (revolution around another body).
Dì地
qiú球
zì自
zhuǎn转
yī一
zhōu周
de的
shí时
jiān间
shì是
yī一
zhòu昼
yè夜
。
The time it takes for the Earth to rotate once on its axis is one day.
Yuè月
liang亮
zì自
zhuǎn转
yī一
zhōu周
de的
shí时
jiān间
shì是
nóng农
lì历
yī一
gè个
yuè月
。
The time it takes for the Moon to rotate once is one lunar month.
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Tiān天
wáng王
xīng星
de的
zì自
zhuǎn转
zhóu轴
jī几
hū乎
tǎng躺
zài在
guǐ轨
dào道
píng平
miàn面
shàng上
。
The rotation axis of Uranus lies nearly in the plane of its orbit.