单词 | orbit |
释义 | orbit (ɔːʳbɪt ) Word forms: orbits , orbiting , orbited 1. variable noun [oft 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 planet is probably in orbit around a small star. 2. verb If something such as a satellite orbits a planet, moon, or sun, it moves around it in a continuous, curving path. In 1957 the Soviet Union launched the first satellite to orbit the Earth. [VERB noun] Synonyms: circle, ring, go round, compass 3. singular noun [with supplement, oft with poss] The orbit of a particular person, group, or institution is the area over which they have influence. He is a man who still commands enormous respect within the orbit of football club management. Collocations: orbit a star The most distant takes 20 days to orbit the star. The Sun It takes over a decade to orbit the star. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, until the 2010 observations and recalculations, this planet had been thought to take about 2.8 days to orbit the star. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It orbits the star in a very tight orbit, completing one revolution around the star in every three and half days or so. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As of 2009, an extrasolar planet has been confirmed to orbit the star. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The planet orbits in an area known as the “snow line,” where rocky bodies tend to give way to icier bodies. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Planet orbits are in general elliptical, a perfect circle being the exceptional case rather than the rule. Globe and Mail This planet orbits in a very eccentric path around the star with a period of about four years. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Light green rows indicate that the planet orbits one of the stars in a binary star system. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The planet orbits the star in a rather eccentric orbit. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This might also include transformation of the surface conditions, changes in the planetary orbit, and structures in orbit intended to modify the energy balance. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The required sail orientation changes slowly (often less than 1 degree per day) in interplanetary space, but much more rapidly in a planetary orbit. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In celestial mechanics, he found improved methods to deduce a planetary orbit from observations, and analysed the mathematics of perturbations in planetary motions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Let be the conventional polar angle describing a planetary orbit. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A growing dragon flew into planetary orbit and fell. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It only takes eightand-a-half minutes to reach orbit, then you're floating in space, looking down at the planet. The Sun But the rocket’s second stage engine switched off too early, and the satellite did not reach orbit. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Neither was a ground-launched rocket with the ability to reach orbit, as a rocket must do to launch heavy payloads, however. Times, Sunday Times Though the craft will not reach orbit, its passengers will experience weightlessness and spectacular views of the planet. Times, Sunday Times Boosters will fall away as the capsules reach orbit. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 轨道天体运行的, 绕..轨道运转天体运行的 Japanese: 軌道, ~の周りを旋回する |
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