Definition
平移 is a technical term meaning 'translation' in geometry or physics — the movement of an object from one position to another without rotation or reflection. It's also used in urban planning and engineering for the physical relocation of buildings. The word is not used for language translation (that's 翻译).
n.
(geometry/physics) translationlinear displacement without rotation
Examples
- ，平移。Zài jǐhé xué zhōng, píng yí shì yì zhǒng jīběn de biànhuàn.In geometry, translation is a basic transformation.
- 平移，，。Zhège túxíng jīngguò píng yí hòu, wèizhì biàn le, xíngzhuàng bú biàn.After this shape undergoes translation, its position changes but its shape stays the same.
- 平移。Gōngchéngshī juédìng jiāng zhè zuò gǔ jiànzhú zhěngtǐ píng yí dào xīn dìdiǎn.The engineers decided to relocate this ancient building as a whole to a new site.
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