Orbit definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary ORB'IT, n. [L. orbita ... in its periodical revolution round its central body; as the orbit of Jupiter or Mercury. The orbit of the earth is nearly one hundred and ninety millions of miles in diameter. The orbit of the moon is 480,000 miles in diameter. The ... celestial body in its revolution about another; "he plotted the orbit of the moon" [syn: orbit, celestial orbit] 2: a particular environment or walk of ...
sun-synchronous orbit definitions U.S. Military Dictionary An orbit in which the satellite's orbital plane is at a fixed orientation to the sun, i.e., the orbit precesses about the earth at the same rate that the ... an inclination from 96 to 98 degrees, depending on the orbit altitude and orbit shape (eccentricity). (JP 3-14)
inclination of an orbit definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees [syn: inclination, inclination of an orbit] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Inclinnation In`clin*na"tion, n ... tipping for pouring. Inclination compass, an inclinometer. Inclination of an orbit (Astron.), the angle which the orbit makes the ecliptic. Inclination of the needle. See Dip of ...
polar orbit definitions U.S. Military Dictionary A satellite orbit in which the satellite passes over the North and South Poles on each orbit, and eventually passes over all points on the earth. The angle of inclination between the equator and a polar orbit is 90 degrees. (JP 3-14)
celestial orbit definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: the (usually ... celestial body in its revolution about another; "he plotted the orbit of the moon" [syn: orbit, celestial orbit]
Quadrature of an orbit definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Quadrature Quad"ra*ture, n ... one half of the disk is illuminated. Quadrature of an orbit (Astron.), a point in an orbit which is at either extremity of the latus rectum drawn through the empty focus of the orbit.
orbit period definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: the time it takes to complete one full orbit around a celestial body; "the orbit period depends on the altitude of the satellite"
cranial orbit definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: the bony ... cavity in the skull containing the eyeball [syn: eye socket, orbit, cranial orbit, orbital cavity]
... orb. 5. A circle described by any mundane sphere; an orbit. 6. Period; revolution of time. 7. The eye. 8. In ... fire" [syn: ball, globe, orb] v 1: move in an orbit; "The moon orbits around the Earth"; "The planets are orbiting the sun"; "electrons orbit the nucleus" [syn: orb, orbit, revolve] Merriam Webster's I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from ... celestial bodies in their revolutions 2. archaic something circular ; circle, orbit 3. a spherical body; especially a spherical celestial object 4 ... encircle, surround, enclose intransitive verb archaic to move in an orbit Oxford Reference Dictionary n. & v. --n. 1 a globe ...
... apogeum; Gr. from, and the earth.] That point in the orbit of a a planet, which is at the greatest distance ... centuries of development" [syn: apogee, culmination] 2: apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the ... g?, gaia earth Date: 1594 1. the point in the orbit of an object (as a satellite) orbiting the earth that ... The point at which a missile trajectory or a satellite orbit is farthest from the center of the gravitational field of ... Dictionary n. 1 the point in a celestial body's orbit where it is furthest from the earth (opp. PERIGEE). ...