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rectilinear orbit

rectilinear orbit noun: a theoretical type of orbit which goes in a straight-line, up and down; with 100% orbital eccentricity (eccentricity=1.0); the orbital path passing through the center-of-mass of the primary mass being orbited; having an periapsis at 0, and two apoapsides, as both arms going out from the periastron are equidistant; where the orbital ellipse has zero width semi-minor axis/minor axis, and the path of the ellipse is the same as the major axis.

Noun

rectilinear orbit (plural rectilinear orbits)

  1. A theoretical type of orbit which goes in a straight-line, up and down; with 100% orbital eccentricity (eccentricity=1.0); the orbital path passing through the center-of-mass of the primary mass being orbited; having an periapsis at 0, and two apoapsides, as both arms going out from the periastron are equidistant; where the orbital ellipse has zero width semi-minor axis/minor axis, and the path of the ellipse is the same as the major axis.
    Synonyms:
    rectilineal orbit

Synonyms of rectilinear orbit

  • rectilineal orbit

Forms of rectilinear orbit

pluralrectilinear orbits

Questions about rectilinear orbit

What does rectilinear orbit mean?
Rectilinear orbit means a theoretical type of orbit which goes in a straight-line, up and down; with 100% orbital eccentricity (eccentricity=1.0); the orbital path passing through the center-of-mass of the primary mass being orbited; having an periapsis at 0, and two apoapsides, as both arms going out from the periastron are equidistant; where the orbital ellipse has zero width semi-minor axis/minor axis, and the path of the ellipse is the same as the major axis.
What part of speech is rectilinear orbit?
Rectilinear orbit is a noun.
What is the plural of rectilinear orbit?
The plural of rectilinear orbit is rectilinear orbits.

Words near rectilinear orbit in the dictionary

  1. Rectigraph
  2. Rectigraphs
  3. rectilineal
  4. rectilineally
  5. rectilinear
  6. rectilinear orbit
  7. rectilinear orbits
  8. rectilinearism
  9. rectilinearity
  10. rectilinearization
  11. rectilinearizations

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