Definition of Keplerian in English:
Keplerian
adjective kɛˈplɪrɪənkɛˈplɛriən
Relating to or characteristic of the German astronomer Johannes Kepler or his works.
the accuracy of Keplerian orbital data
Example sentencesExamples
- This consisted of two convex lenses, in the form of telescope known as Keplerian.
- Satellites normally orbit planets in Keplerian orbits, named after Johannes Kepler, who wrote the mathematical equations that describe how satellites move.
- Keplerian beam expanders produce a real focus between the input and output lenses.
- The motion of an object falling through a bottomless pit is harmonic, not Keplerian.
- In the modern Tychonian system, Keplerian and Newtonian principles are maintained, as in the heliocentric theory.
- The Ptolemaic theory was well and truly gone, and the Keplerian version of heliocentrism was well and truly established.
- Having a Keplerian system makes the problem more tractable, and less prone to model-dependent uncertainties.
Definition of Keplerian in US English:
Keplerian
adjectivekeˈplerēənkɛˈplɛriən
Relating to or characteristic of the German astronomer Johannes Kepler or his works.
the accuracy of Keplerian orbital data
Example sentencesExamples
- Keplerian beam expanders produce a real focus between the input and output lenses.
- This consisted of two convex lenses, in the form of telescope known as Keplerian.
- In the modern Tychonian system, Keplerian and Newtonian principles are maintained, as in the heliocentric theory.
- Satellites normally orbit planets in Keplerian orbits, named after Johannes Kepler, who wrote the mathematical equations that describe how satellites move.
- The Ptolemaic theory was well and truly gone, and the Keplerian version of heliocentrism was well and truly established.
- The motion of an object falling through a bottomless pit is harmonic, not Keplerian.
- Having a Keplerian system makes the problem more tractable, and less prone to model-dependent uncertainties.