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31orbit — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ circular, elliptical ▪ eccentric ▪ Mercury s orbit is fairly eccentric. ▪ high, low …
32Orbit method — In mathematics, the orbit method (also known as the Kirillov theory, the method of coadjoint orbits and by a few similar names) establishes a correspondence between irreducible unitary representations of a Lie group and its coadjoint orbits:… …
33orbit — [[t]ɔ͟ː(r)bɪt[/t]] orbits, orbiting, orbited 1) N COUNT: also in/into N An orbit is the curved path in space that is followed by an object going round and round a planet, moon, or star. Mars and Earth have orbits which change with time... The… …
34Into the Comet — Infobox short story | name = Into the Comet author = Arthur C. Clarke country = United Kingdom language = English genre = Science fiction published in = Fantasy and Science Fiction publication type = publisher = media type = pub date = October,… …
35orbit — 1. noun a) A circular or elliptical path of one object around another object. The Moons orbit around the Earth takes nearly one month to complete. b) A sphere of influence; an area of control. In the post WWII era, several eastern European… …
36orbit — Cavity in carapace containing eye [Williams, 1984]. Circular opening in front part of some decapod carapaces enclosing eyestalk [Moore and McCormick, 1969]. Circular to rectangular opening in anterior face of carapace supporting ocular peduncle… …
37orbit — or·bit || É”rbɪt / É”Ëb n. course of planets or satellites around another heavenly body; path of protons or electrons circling the nucleus of an atom; usual course of activity; orb v. rotate around a heavenly body on a set course (Astronomy);… …
38Orbit — A balance between a ships tendency to fly off into space, inertia, and the gravitational pull of a planet. This allows a ship or satellite to rotate around a planet without using a propulsion system, once it has the proper altitude and speed …
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39Single-stage-to-orbit — The VentureStar was a proposed SSTO spaceplane. A single stage to orbit (or SSTO) vehicle reaches orbit from the surface of a body without jettisoning hardware, expending only propellants and fluids. The term usually, but not exclusively, refers… …
40Geostationary transfer orbit — A Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit or Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) is a Hohmann transfer orbit around the Earth between a low Earth orbit (LEO) and a geosynchronous orbit (GEO). It is an ellipse where the perigee is a point on a LEO and the… …
