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flyby anomaly

flyby anomaly noun: the discrepancy between current scientific models and the actual increase in speed observed during a planetary flyby by a spacecraft.

Noun

flyby anomaly

  1. The discrepancy between current scientific models and the actual increase in speed observed during a planetary flyby by a spacecraft.

Questions about flyby anomaly

What does flyby anomaly mean?
Flyby anomaly means the discrepancy between current scientific models and the actual increase in speed observed during a planetary flyby by a spacecraft.
What part of speech is flyby anomaly?
Flyby anomaly is a noun.

Words near flyby anomaly in the dictionary

  1. flybridge
  2. flybridges
  3. flybrush
  4. flybrushes
  5. flyby
  6. flyby anomaly
  7. flybys
  8. flycatch
  9. flycatcher
  10. flycatcher-shrike
  11. flycatcher-shrikes

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