orbital motion

collocation in English

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orbital
adjective
uk
/ˈɔː.bɪ.təl/us
/ˈɔːr.bɪ.t̬əl/
relating to the orbit (= curved path) of an object ...
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motion
noun
uk
/ˈməʊ.ʃən/us
/ˈmoʊ.ʃən/
the act or process of moving, or a particular action ...
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This technique relies on the motion of the star along our line of sight, induced by theorbitalmotionof the planets around it.
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The widely accepted and well-known charging model viz.,orbitalmotionlimited theory, does not consider electron-ion trapping in determining the charge of the grains.
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The fullorbitalmotiontheory involves a description of ion motion at all distances from the probe surface.
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These properties include architecture- and wavelength-independent geometrical properties such as angular separation between the star and planet, and timescales associated withorbitalmotion.
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The surface particleorbitalmotionresulting from the flexure of the rubber differed from the circular orbit of a deep water wave.
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The rotational motion of the arm triangle is determined by theorbitalmotionof the distal vector and the torsional motion of the arm triangle about it.
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In a binary star high speeds could be possible due toorbitalmotion, and binaries appear to be colourful.
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In some situations, description oforbitalmotioncan be simplified and approximated by choosing orbital elements that are not osculating.
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The inner nucleus of this galaxy displays a rise in stellarorbitalmotionthat indicates the presence of a central dark mass.
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Since both effects are caused by the effect oforbitalmotionon alignment, they are very closely related.
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The freeorbitalmotionof the water is disrupted, and water particles inorbitalmotionno longer return to their original position.
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When a wavesorbitalmotionreaches the seabed, it induces sediment transport.
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It is basically theorbitalmotionof the electrons which couples with crystal electric field giving rise to the first order contribution to magnetocrystalline anisotropy.
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In this way, even a planet can be idealised as a particle for analysis of itsorbitalmotionaround a star.
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In spiral galaxies this random motion is small compared to the low-eccentricityorbitalmotion, but this is not true for an elliptical galaxy.
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Theorbitalmotionof the planets is in an anticlockwise direction and was confirmed via multiple observations dating back to 1998.
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This corresponds to the fact that angular momentum is conserved in theorbitalmotionof the electron around the nucleus.
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It can determine a spinning coordinate system which rotates with the orbiting objects, greatly reducing the rate of change due to fast movingorbitalmotion.
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