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Yarkovsky effect

Yarkovsky effect noun: a force acting on a rotating body in space caused by the anisotropic emission of thermal photons, which carry momentum.

Noun

Yarkovsky effect

  1. A force acting on a rotating body in space caused by the anisotropic emission of thermal photons, which carry momentum.

Yarkovsky effect meaning in Tamil

Yarkovsky effect in Tamil

யார்கோவஸ்கி விளைவு

Origin of Yarkovsky effect

Named after Polish-Russian civil engineer Ivan Yarkovsky.

Questions about Yarkovsky effect

What does Yarkovsky effect mean?
Yarkovsky effect means a force acting on a rotating body in space caused by the anisotropic emission of thermal photons, which carry momentum.
What is Yarkovsky effect in Tamil?
Yarkovsky effect in Tamil is யார்கோவஸ்கி விளைவு. See Yarkovsky effect meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Yarkovsky effect?
Yarkovsky effect is a noun.

Words near Yarkovsky effect in the dictionary

  1. Yarker
  2. yarkes
  3. Yarkhill
  4. yarking
  5. Yarkovsky
  6. Yarkovsky effect
  7. Yarkovsky-O'Keefe-Radzievskii-Paddack effect
  8. yarks
  9. yarl
  10. Yarlagadda
  11. Yarlagaddas

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