celestial orbit
səˈlɛstʃəl ˈɔːrbɪt
Definition

Definition of celestial orbit - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

astronomyTECH.path a celestial body follows around anotherTECH.
  • The moon's celestial orbit around Earth takes about 27 days.
  • Scientists study the celestial orbit of distant planets.
  • The satellite entered a stable celestial orbit.
course pathway trajectory
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Expressions with celestial

celestial guidancen.
guidance from heavenly or divine sources
Many sought celestial guidance during the eclipse.
celestial hierarchyn.
the collective body of angels in ranked order
The celestial hierarchy is depicted in many religious texts.
celestial kingdomn.
place of supreme happiness or bliss
The garden felt like a celestial kingdom to her.
celestial bodyn.
natural object outside Earth's atmosphere like stars or planets
The telescope captured images of a distant celestial body.
celestial globen.
spherical model of the celestial sphere with stars
The celestial globe shows the stars visible tonight.
celestial mechanicsn.
study of celestial bodies' motion under gravity
Celestial mechanics helps predict planetary orbits.

Expressions with orbit

into orbitadv.
reaching a high level of success
The product's sales went into orbit.
in orbitadv.
moving around a planet or star
The satellite is in orbit around Earth.
outside one's orbitadv.
beyond someone's usual area of influence or involvement
Political lobbying is outside his orbit and beyond his daily responsibilities.
in someone's orbitadv.
closely associated with someone
She has been in his orbit since they started working together.
out of orbitadj.
not in a regular or expected path
The satellite is out of orbit and drifting away.
nuke it from orbitv.
eliminate something dangerous or undesirable completely
The bug was so bad we had to nuke it from orbit.
go into orbitv.
begin moving around a planet or star in space
The satellite will go into orbit next week.
put into orbitv.
send an object to travel around a planet or star
The rocket will put into orbit a new weather satellite.
orbit periodn.
time taken for a full orbit around a celestial body
The orbit period of Earth is 365 days.
geostationary orbitn.
orbit where a satellite stays above the same Earth spot
The satellite was placed in a geostationary orbit.

Terms related to celestial orbit

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Terms with celestial orbit included in their meaning

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orbit periodn.
astronomy
time taken for a full orbit around a celestial body
period of revolutionn.
astronomy
time for a celestial body to orbit another
annual parallaxn.
astronomy
parallax of a celestial body using Earth's orbit
cyclern.
astronomy
orbit approaching two celestial bodies regularly
perturbv.
astronomy
alter the orbit of a celestial body
sidereal periodn.
astronomy
time for a celestial body to orbit another relative to stars

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  1. French:orbite céleste, ...
  2. German:Umlaufbahn, ...
  3. Italian:orbita celeste, ...
  4. Spanish:órbita celeste, ...
  5. Portuguese:órbita celeste, ...
  6. Chinese:轨道, ...
  7. Japanese:軌道, ...
  8. Arabic:مَدَار سَمَاوِي, ...
  9. Hebrew:מַסְלוּל שְׁמֵימִי, ...
  10. Russian:орбита, ...
  11. Ukrainian:небесна орбіта, ...
  12. Hindi:खगोलीय कक्षा, ...

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