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Oberth effect

Oberth effect noun: the concept that the most efficient place for spacecraft to change velocity is at the periapsis (the lowest point of an orbit).

Noun

Oberth effect (plural Oberth effects)

  1. The concept that the most efficient place for spacecraft to change velocity is at the periapsis (the lowest point of an orbit).

Forms of Oberth effect

pluralOberth effects

Origin of Oberth effect

Named after the physicist Hermann Oberth, who described the concept in 1927.

Questions about Oberth effect

What does Oberth effect mean?
Oberth effect means the concept that the most efficient place for spacecraft to change velocity is at the periapsis (the lowest point of an orbit).
What part of speech is Oberth effect?
Oberth effect is a noun.
What is the plural of Oberth effect?
The plural of Oberth effect is Oberth effects.

Words near Oberth effect in the dictionary

  1. Oberrieden
  2. Oberrüti
  3. Obers
  4. Oberstaufen
  5. Obertenghi
  6. Oberth effect
  7. Oberti
  8. Oberts
  9. Oberwald
  10. obes
  11. obese

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