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CELESTIAL ORBIT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another
Example:
he plotted the orbit of the moon
Synonyms:
celestial orbit; orbit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("celestial orbit" is a kind of...):
itinerary; path; route (an established line of travel or access)
Meronyms (parts of "celestial orbit"):
apoapsis; point of apoapsis ((astronomy) the point in an orbit farthest from the body being orbited)
periapsis; point of periapsis ((astronomy) the point in an orbit closest to the body being orbited)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "celestial orbit"):
geosynchronous orbit (a circular orbit around the Earth having a period of 24 hours)
