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What are the two kinds of rotary motion?


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Rotatory motion

  1. A type of motion in which a body rotates on a fixed axis is called rotatory motion.
  2. Rotatory motion can be of two types- spin or orbital.

The two kinds of rotary motion:

  1. Spin: When an object rotates around it's own axis then the motion is known as spin.
  2. Orbital: When an object moves along a circular or elliptical path then the motion is known as orbital motion.

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