What is motion in which all the points of the moving body have at any instant the same velocity and direction of motion; -- opposed to rotation called?
translation — (Kinematics) Motion in which all the points of the moving body have at any instant the same velocity and direction of motion; -- opposed to rotation. (Webster's 1913.)
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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