double rotation
/ˈdʌb(ə)l ɹəʊˌteɪʃən/
double rotation noun: two rotations (of an object with four or more dimensions) that happen simultaneously along two different two-dimensional planes without interfering with each other.
Noun
double rotation (plural double rotations)
- Two rotations (of an object with four or more dimensions) that happen simultaneously along two different two-dimensional planes without interfering with each other.
- This matrix form makes it clear that a double rotation can be thought of as two simultaneous simple rotations: in this case a rotation of angle #92;alpha#92;in(-#92;pi,#92;pi#93; in the x–y plane, and one of angle #92;beta#92;in(-#92;pi,#92;pi#93; in the (z–w)^([sic]) plane.2023 September 14, Ben McCanna, Hannah M. Price, “Curved vortex surfaces in four-dimensional superfluids: I. Unequal-frequency double rotations”, in arXiv, →DOI
Forms of double rotation
| plural | double rotations |
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Origin of double rotation
From double + rotation.
Questions about double rotation
- What does double rotation mean?
- Double rotation means two rotations (of an object with four or more dimensions) that happen simultaneously along two different two-dimensional planes without interfering with each other.
- What part of speech is double rotation?
- Double rotation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce double rotation?
- Double rotation is pronounced /ˈdʌb(ə)l ɹəʊˌteɪʃən/.
- What is the plural of double rotation?
- The plural of double rotation is double rotations.
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