axial tilt

English

Noun

axial tilt (plural axial tilts)

  1. (physics, astronomy) The angle between the rotational axis and the orbital axis of an orbiting celestial object.

Synonyms
  • (angle between rotational and orbital axes): obliquity

Translations
obliquity — see obliquity
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