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slingshot effect

slingshot effect noun: the use of the relative movement and gravity of a planet or other celestial body to alter the path and speed of a spacecraft.

Noun

slingshot effect (plural slingshot effects)

  1. The use of the relative movement and gravity of a planet or other celestial body to alter the path and speed of a spacecraft.

Forms of slingshot effect

pluralslingshot effects

Questions about slingshot effect

What does slingshot effect mean?
Slingshot effect means the use of the relative movement and gravity of a planet or other celestial body to alter the path and speed of a spacecraft.
What part of speech is slingshot effect?
Slingshot effect is a noun.
What is the plural of slingshot effect?
The plural of slingshot effect is slingshot effects.

Words near slingshot effect in the dictionary

  1. Slingsby
  2. slingshoot
  3. slingshooting
  4. slingshoots
  5. slingshot
  6. slingshot effect
  7. slingshot effects
  8. slingshots
  9. slingshotted
  10. slingshotten
  11. slingshotting

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