rotation vector

American  

noun

• rotation vectors
  plural

1. a vector whose direction is along the axis of rotation and whose magnitude equals the angle of rotation.

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rotation vector Scientific  

1. A vector quantity whose magnitude is proportional to the amount or speed of a rotation, and whose direction is perpendicular to the plane of that rotation (following the right-hand rule). Spin vectors, for example, are rotation vectors.

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Noun Inflected Forms

• rotation vectors
  plural