ORBITAL ROTATION

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Motion of an object in an orbit around a fixed point

Example:

satellites in orbital rotation

Synonyms:

orbital motion; orbital rotation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("orbital rotation" is a kind of...):

gyration; revolution; rotation (a single complete turn (axial or orbital))

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