平移 (píng yí) — (geometry/physics) translation, linear displacement without rotation
Definition
A motion (or transformation) that slides a figure in a straight line without rotating it — position changes, orientation and shape do not. In everyday use it can also mean physically relocating a large object to a new spot.
noun
(geometry/physics) translationlinear displacement without rotation
Examples
- ，平移。Zài jǐ hé xué zhōng, píng yí shì yì zhǒng jī běn de biàn huàn.In geometry, translation is a basic transformation.
- 平移，，。Zhè ge tú xíng jīng guò píng yí hòu, wèi zhì biàn le, xíng zhuàng bú biàn.After this shape undergoes translation, its position changes but its shape stays the same.
- 平移。Gōng chéng shī jué dìng jiāng zhè zuò gǔ jiàn zhù zhěng tǐ píng yí dào xīn dì diǎn.The engineers decided to relocate this ancient building as a whole to a new site.
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