planetary system
collocation in Englishmeaningsofplanetaryandsystem
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planetary
adjective
uk/ˈplæn.ɪ.tər.i/us/ˈplæn.ɪ.ter.i/
relating ...
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system
noun
uk/ˈsɪs.təm/us/ˈsɪs.təm/
a set of connected things or devices that ...
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(Definition ofplanetaryandsystemfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Here, aplanetarysystemconsisting of one star and two identical-mass planets in circular but mutually inclined orbits is considered.
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Future work will apply these results to otherplanetarysystemdata.
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Complex chemical processes could take place on the surface of small bodies in anyplanetarysystem.
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In our study we discuss one possible existence of counter-rotation in the scale of aplanetarysystem, most probably caused by a stellar flyby.
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With that in mind, there weren't many surprises either in this second example, where names of ourplanetarysystemand related words are classified.
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But my niceplanetarysystemlooks suspiciously tidy, and may just turn out to be 'pie in the sky'.
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One can keep on finding more and more examples of how the detection of life in anotherplanetarysystemwill affect human society.
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This section investigates the mainplanetarysystemproperties that control orbital precession rates.
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Clearly, thisplanetarysystemwould be significantly different to our own.
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Without replenishment of this cone, the supply of long-period comets capable of entering theplanetarysystemwould decline to zero.
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But why, of all things, should it be theplanetarysystem(if it belongs to these phenomena) that makes the theory obsolete?
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All our calculations are based on a co-genetic origin of a central star and itsplanetarysystem.
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A ' rating value ' is then attributed, which is a measure of the chance of theplanetarysystemsupporting life.
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We review the occurrence of mean-motion resonances in planetary systems and discuss their role in our understanding ofplanetarysystemformation and evolution.
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This would be justifiable only if theplanetarysystemwas singled out within the theory of mechanics even if it had not been the outstanding example of its application.
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I imagine aplanetarysystem.
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Note that, given these assumed distributions, the most probable planetary separation in an inhabitedplanetarysystemis significantly greater than the most probable separation for planetary systems in general.
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Arrhenius (1908) envisaged microbes high in the atmosphere of a planet being propelled by the pressure of starlight until they reached velocities sufficient to escape from theirplanetarysystemaltogether.
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While we can control emissions, we have no control over such positive feedback on theplanetarysystem.
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Indeed, one might say that they are in many respects in a different galaxy andplanetarysystem.
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