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gravitational keyhole

gravitational keyhole noun: a tiny region of space where a planet's gravity would alter the orbit of a passing asteroid such that the asteroid would collide with that planet on a given future orbital pass.

Noun

gravitational keyhole (plural gravitational keyholes)

  1. A tiny region of space where a planet's gravity would alter the orbit of a passing asteroid such that the asteroid would collide with that planet on a given future orbital pass.

Forms of gravitational keyhole

pluralgravitational keyholes

Questions about gravitational keyhole

What does gravitational keyhole mean?
Gravitational keyhole means a tiny region of space where a planet's gravity would alter the orbit of a passing asteroid such that the asteroid would collide with that planet on a given future orbital pass.
What part of speech is gravitational keyhole?
Gravitational keyhole is a noun.
What is the plural of gravitational keyhole?
The plural of gravitational keyhole is gravitational keyholes.

Words near gravitational keyhole in the dictionary

  1. gravitational field
  2. gravitational fields
  3. gravitational force
  4. gravitational forces
  5. gravitational interaction
  6. gravitational keyhole
  7. gravitational keyholes
  8. gravitational lens
  9. gravitational lenses
  10. gravitational lensing
  11. gravitational mass

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