Betekenis van:
celestial orbit

celestial orbit
Zelfstandig naamwoord
  • traject v.e. hemellichaam
  • the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another

Synoniemen

Hyperoniemen

Hyponiemen


Voorbeeldzinnen

  1. According to the IAU, a "dwarf planet" is a celestial body that (a) is in orbit around the Sun, (b) has sufficient mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it assumes a hydrostatic equilibrium (nearly round) shape, (c) has not cleared the neighbourhood around its orbit, and (d) is not a satellite.