elliptical orbit

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elliptical orbit [ə′lip·tə·kəl ′ȯr·bət]

(mechanics)

The path of a body moving along an ellipse, such as that described by either of two bodies revolving under their mutual gravitational attraction but otherwise undisturbed.

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