The imaginary straight line about which a body (e.g. the earth or other planet) rotates; the prolongation of that of the earth on which the…
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| 释义 | the world > the universe > celestial sphere > [noun] > axis (3) axisc1550 The imaginary straight line about which a body (e.g. the earth or other planet) rotates; the prolongation of that of the earth on which the… axle1596 The imaginary line about which a planet, or other body (or, in old cosmography, the heaven), revolves. Also, poetic, the pole, the sky or heaven (cf… polar axis1724 Geography and Astronomy. The axis of rotation of the earth or other celestial object, passing through the two poles. |
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