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Milankovitch cycle

Milankovitch cycle noun: any of the three cyclic variations in the Earth's orbit around the Sun, respectively the obliquity of its axis, the precession of the equinoxes, and the eccentricity of its orbit.

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Noun

Milankovitch cycle (plural Milankovitch cycles)

  1. Any of the three cyclic variations in the Earth's orbit around the Sun, respectively the obliquity of its axis, the precession of the equinoxes, and the eccentricity of its orbit.
    • The Milankovitch cycles alone are not enough to explain cycles of ice ages.2003, Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything, BCA, published 2003, page 378

Milankovitch cycle meaning in Arabic and Persian

Milankovitch cycle in Arabic

Translations
ْدَوْرَاتُ مِيلَانْكُوفِيتْش dawrātu mīlānkūfītš

Milankovitch cycle in Persian

Translations
چرخههای میلانکوویچ

Forms of Milankovitch cycle

pluralMilankovitch cycles

Origin of Milankovitch cycle

Named after the Serbian geophysicist Milutin Milanković (1879-1958).

Questions about Milankovitch cycle

What does Milankovitch cycle mean?
Milankovitch cycle means any of the three cyclic variations in the Earth's orbit around the Sun, respectively the obliquity of its axis, the precession of the equinoxes, and the eccentricity of its orbit.
What is Milankovitch cycle in Arabic?
Milankovitch cycle in Arabic is ْدَوْرَاتُ مِيلَانْكُوفِيتْش (dawrātu mīlānkūfītš). See Milankovitch cycle meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Milankovitch cycle?
Milankovitch cycle is a noun.
What is the plural of Milankovitch cycle?
The plural of Milankovitch cycle is Milankovitch cycles.

Words near Milankovitch cycle in the dictionary

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  4. Milanji cypress
  5. Milanji cypresses
  6. Milankovitch cycle
  7. Milankovitch cycles
  8. Milano
  9. Milanowski
  10. Milanowskis
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