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自転軸 (じてんじく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

自じ転てん軸じく

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Meanings

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rotational axis

Astronomical term for the axis around which a celestial body rotates.

地ち球きゅうの自じ転てん軸じくは約やく23.4度ど傾かたむいている

Kanji

自oneself
転revolve, turn around, change
軸axis, pivot, stem

Related words

公こう転てん
公転 means revolution (orbiting another body), while 自転 means rotation (spinning on its own axis).

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The Earth's rotational axis is tilted about 23.4 degrees.

自じ転てん+軸じく

Etymology

Compound of 自転 (rotation) and 軸 (axis).