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orbital motion

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orbital motion [′ȯr·bəd·əl ′mō·shən]
(physics)
Continuous motion of a body in a closed path, such as a circle or an ellipse, about some point.


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Bright, and hence elevated, clouds of tiny particles, sheared out by orbital motion into streaks, up to 3,000 miles (5,000 kilometers) long, have been sighted in the A and C rings.
Scientists have long known that the equations describing the orbital motions of any group of three or more objects can't be solved exactly.
w] = [mu]*F (6) For equal amplitudes and clamp forces, orbital motion will dissipate significantly more power (8) than linear motion during Phase I as shown Table 1.
 
 
 
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