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Laplace plane

Laplace plane noun: the mean plane occupied by the orbit of a satellite during a precession cycle; the plane normal to the orbital precession pole of the satellite.

Noun

Laplace plane (plural Laplace planes)

  1. The mean plane occupied by the orbit of a satellite during a precession cycle; the plane normal to the orbital precession pole of the satellite.

Forms of Laplace plane

pluralLaplace planes

Questions about Laplace plane

What does Laplace plane mean?
Laplace plane means the mean plane occupied by the orbit of a satellite during a precession cycle; the plane normal to the orbital precession pole of the satellite.
What part of speech is Laplace plane?
Laplace plane is a noun.
What is the plural of Laplace plane?
The plural of Laplace plane is Laplace planes.

Words near Laplace plane in the dictionary

  1. Laplace distribution
  2. Laplace expansion
  3. Laplace expansions
  4. Laplace operator
  5. Laplace operators
  6. Laplace plane
  7. Laplace planes
  8. Laplace sphere
  9. Laplace spheres
  10. Laplace transform
  11. Laplace transforms

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