something that is or has been translated, esp a written text
2.
the act of translating or the state of being translated
3. mathematics
a transformation in which the origin of a coordinate system is moved to another position so that each axis retains the same direction or, equivalently, a figure or curve is moved so that it retains the same orientation to the axes
Derived forms
translational (transˈlational)
adjective
Examples of 'translatory' in a sentence
translatory
Numerical computations are performed for translatory and rotational motion of the tank.
Monika Warmowska 2006, 'Numerical simulation of liquid motion in a partly filled tank', Opuscula Mathematicahttp://www.opuscula.agh.edu.pl/vol26/3/art/opuscula_math_2641.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The translatory motion pattern expanded radially out of a singular point along the direction of heading, the focus of expansion.
Nele Gläser, Björn Mauck, Farid I. Kandil, Markus Lappe, Guido Dehnhardt, FrederikeD. Hanke 2014, 'Harbor Seals (Phoca vitulina) Can Perceive Optic Flow under Water', PLoS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0103555. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)