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mean anomalies

mean anomalies is the plural of mean anomaly.

Meaning of mean anomaly

Noun

mean anomaly (countable and uncountable, plural mean anomalies)

  1. (celestial mechanics) An orbital parameter of a celestial body (in an elliptic orbit); the mean motion multiplied by the time since the last passage through periapsis; the angle PCM (measured in radians) defined by P = the periapsis, C = the center of the elliptical orbit, and M = the mean planet.

Questions about mean anomalies

What is mean anomalies the plural of?
Mean anomalies is the plural of mean anomaly.

Words near mean anomalies in the dictionary

  1. mealywing
  2. mealywings
  3. mean
  4. mean absolute deviation
  5. mean absolute deviations
  6. mean anomalies
  7. mean anomaly
  8. mean as a snake
  9. mean business
  10. mean distance between failure
  11. mean distances between failure

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