orbiting
present participle oforbit
| 单词 | orbiting |
| 释义 | orbiting present participle oforbit orbit verb[IorT] uk/ˈɔː.bɪt/us/ˈɔːr.bɪt/tofollowacurvedpatharound aplanetorstar: On thismissionthe Shuttle will orbit (theEarth) at aheightof several hundredmiles. Compare revolve Astronomy
Examplesoforbitingorbiting In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The velocity of the planetorbitingat this distance satisfies the relation vn=w/n. From theCambridge English Corpus The project mission was to locate intelligent signals coming from hypothetical planetsorbitingthe stars. From theCambridge English Corpus The planetorbitingat the inner edge of the disc excites a set of trailing spiral density waves. From theCambridge English Corpus If a satelliteorbitingin the magnetosphere crosses both of these surfaces, it must detect a double plasmapause. From theCambridge English Corpus Suddenly, terrestrial gravity seems a reliable old friend and theorbitinglaboratory presents a very complex, if not bewildering prospect. From theCambridge English Corpus For this reason, the gravitational force experienced insideorbitingspacecraft is 10 4-10 6 g, and is commonly called 'microgravity'. From theCambridge English Corpus A transit occurs each time a planet crosses the line-of-sight between a planet's parent star, which it isorbiting, and the observer. From theCambridge English Corpus Neither of these are newfound urges; indeed these were both fundamental to the founding of the first orchestras and, like planetsorbitingone another, can restrain and galvanise one another. From theCambridge English Corpus When more than one planet can be detectedorbitinga particular star, the amount of information that can be leveraged from the data is vastly increased. From theCambridge English Corpus This conclusion holds both for the case of background stars in the field of view of the target star and from objects (such as planets)orbitingthe target star. From theCambridge English Corpus However, the presence of giant planetsorbitinga star plays a substantial role in determining the existence and characteristics of terrestrial planets in the same system. From theCambridge English Corpus Test particlesorbitingbetween the two planets are expelled from the system in less than 103 years. From theCambridge English Corpus Each planet has one moonorbitingit. From theCambridge English Corpus In an astounding cinematic ellipsis the bone instantly morphs into anorbitingsatellite, and three million years of hominid evolution is written off in one frame of film. From theCambridge English Corpus Our newspapers will inevitably lose a great deal of advertising to theorbitingsatellites. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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