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  • 81Yaw axis — is a vertical axis through an aircraft, rocket, or similar body, about which the body yaws; it may be a body, wind, or stability axis. Also known as yawing axis. [cite web|url=http://www.websters online… …

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  • 82Separating axis theorem — For objects lying in a plane (2 dimensional space), the separating axis theorem states that the projection of two convex shapes onto some line will be separate if and only if they are not intersecting. The line for which the objects have disjoint …

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  • 83Principal axis — Principal Prin ci*pal, a. [F., from L. principalis. See {Prince}.] 1. Highest in rank, authority, character, importance, or degree; most considerable or important; chief; main; as, the principal officers of a Government; the principal men of a… …

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  • 84Island Three — For fictional structures for living in space, see Space stations and habitats in popular culture. Artist s depiction of a pair of O Neill cylinders. The O Neill cylinder (also called an Island Three habitat) is a space settlement design proposed… …

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  • 85List of Axis personnel indicted for war crimes — Contents 1 The Nuremberg Trials 2 Subsequent Nuremberg Trials 2.1 The Doctors’ Trial …

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  • 86Discordance Axis — File:DiscordanceAxis.jpg Background information Origin East Brunswick, New Jersey, United States Genres Grindcore Years …

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  • 87Monumental Axis — The Monumental Axis first section, the Ministries Esplanade, as viewed from the Brasilia TV Tower. The Monumental Axis ( Eixo Monumental in Portuguese) is a central avenue in Brasília s city design. The avenue begins on the National Congress of… …

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  • 88x-axis — [eks′ak΄sis] n. pl. x axes [eks′ak΄sēz] Geom. 1. the horizontal, or more nearly horizontal, axis in a plane Cartesian coordinate system, along which the abscissa is measured 2. a similar axis that is perpendicular to the y axis and the z axis of… …

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  • 89y-axis — [wī′ak΄sis] n. pl. y axes [wī′ak΄sēz] Geom. 1. the vertical, or more nearly vertical, axis in a plane Cartesian coordinate system, along which the ordinate is measured 2. a similar axis that is perpendicular to the x axis and the z axis of a… …

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  • 90radical axis — noun 1. : a straight line that is the locus of points from which tangents drawn to two given circles are equal 2. : a straight line common to the three radical planes of three given spheres taken in pairs * * * Geom. the line such that tangents… …

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