Definition:Instantaneous/Center of Rotation

Definition

Let $B$ be a body undergoing rotation.

The instantaneous center of rotation of $B$ is the point about which $B$ is rotating at a particular time instant.

Also see

• Results about geometric rotations can be found here.

Sources

• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): instantaneous
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): instantaneous