English Explanatory Dictionary

polar axis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Of an equatorial mounting, the axis of rotation that is positioned parallel to the axis of the Earth, allowing a telescope to be turned in an hour angle or a right ascension.
  2. A fixed line, usually horizontal, used in polar coordinates and from which an angle coordinate is measured.

Word forms

polar axis polar axes
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