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eccentric anomaly

eccentric anomaly noun: the angle PCR formed by P = the periapsis of a celestial body's elliptical orbit, C = the center of that elliptical orbit, and R = the corresponding point to that celestial body (the projection of the celestial body along a direction parallel to the minor axis of its orbit onto the auxiliary circle (a circle which shares a diameter with the major axis of the celestial body's orbit)).

eccentric anomaly: the angle PCR formed by P = the periapsis of a celestial body's elliptical orbit, C = the center of...
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Noun

eccentric anomaly (countable and uncountable, plural eccentric anomalies)

  1. (celestial mechanics) The angle PCR formed by P = the periapsis of a celestial body's elliptical orbit, C = the center of that elliptical orbit, and R = the corresponding point to that celestial body (the projection of the celestial body along a direction parallel to the minor axis of its orbit onto the auxiliary circle (a circle which shares a diameter with the major axis of the celestial body's orbit)).

eccentric anomaly meaning in Tamil

eccentric anomaly in Tamil

மையவகற்சிநேரின்முறை, கோட்ட நெறிப் பிறழ்வு

Forms of eccentric anomaly

pluraleccentric anomalies

Questions about eccentric anomaly

What does eccentric anomaly mean?
Eccentric anomaly means the angle PCR formed by P = the periapsis of a celestial body's elliptical orbit, C = the center of that elliptical orbit, and R = the corresponding point to that celestial body (the projection of the celestial body along a direction parallel to the minor axis of its orbit onto the auxiliary circle (a circle which shares a diameter with the major axis of the celestial body's orbit)).
What is eccentric anomaly in Tamil?
Eccentric anomaly in Tamil is மையவகற்சிநேரின்முறை, கோட்ட நெறிப் பிறழ்வு. See Eccentric anomaly meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is eccentric anomaly?
Eccentric anomaly is a noun.
What is the plural of eccentric anomaly?
The plural of eccentric anomaly is eccentric anomalies.

Words near eccentric anomaly in the dictionary

  1. ecceity
  2. eccenteric
  3. eccentric
  4. eccentric abstraction
  5. eccentric anomalies
  6. eccentric anomaly
  7. eccentric contraction
  8. eccentric contractions
  9. eccentric flint
  10. eccentric flints
  11. eccentric hypertrophies

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