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axial tilt

axial tilt noun: the angle between the rotational axis and the orbital axis of an orbiting celestial object.

Noun

axial tilt (plural axial tilts)

  1. The angle between the rotational axis and the orbital axis of an orbiting celestial object.
    Synonyms:
    obliquity

Synonyms of axial tilt

Forms of axial tilt

pluralaxial tilts

Questions about axial tilt

What does axial tilt mean?
Axial tilt means the angle between the rotational axis and the orbital axis of an orbiting celestial object.
What part of speech is axial tilt?
Axial tilt is a noun.
What is the plural of axial tilt?
The plural of axial tilt is axial tilts.

Words near axial tilt in the dictionary

  1. axial planes
  2. axial point
  3. axial points
  4. axial precession
  5. axial precessions
  6. axial tilt
  7. axial tilts
  8. axial vector
  9. axial vectors
  10. axialite
  11. axialites

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