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McDowell Limit

McDowell Limit is the alternative form of McDowell line.

Meaning of McDowell line

Noun

McDowell line

  1. The altitude of periapsis at which atmospheric drag will prevent an object from successfully orbiting.

Noun capitalized: McDowell limit

McDowell limit

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of McDowell line.

Questions about McDowell Limit

What is McDowell Limit the alternative form of?
McDowell Limit is the alternative form of McDowell line.
What part of speech is McDowell Limit?
McDowell Limit is a noun.

Words near McDowell Limit in the dictionary

  1. McDougle
  2. McDougles
  3. McDow
  4. McDowell
  5. McDowell County
  6. McDowell Limit
  7. McDowell Line
  8. McDowellian
  9. McDowells
  10. McDows
  11. McDrai

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Adapted from Wiktionary: McDowell Limit (page history and authors); McDowell limit (page history and authors); McDowell line (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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