| 单词 | earth orbit |
| 释义 | > as lemmasearth orbit earth orbit n. †(a) the orbit of the earth around the sun (obsolete rare); (b) an orbit around the earth. ΚΠ 1872 Manch. Weekly Times 20 Jan. Suppl. 23/2 The proportion [of the meteor-cloud] which the earth orbit crosses at present, is..a tenuous tail behind the more densely crowded central group. 1914 H. C. Vedder Reformation in Germany i. i. 16 How often has the world..hailed some new light as a morning star that was to usher in the longed-for day;..until, at last, convinced that it is only some wanderer moving in a narrow earth orbit, men have turned away from it in the bitterness of despair. 1967 New Scientist 9 Feb. 325/1 Russian scientists..have spoken of the importance of manned space-stations in Earth-orbit. 2002 Science 15 Nov. 1321/1 The spacecraft itself operated perfectly after launch, but something—presumably its rocket motor—blew it apart as it rocketed out of Earth orbit. < as lemmas |
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