CELESTIAL ORBIT
(noun)Definitions
There is 1 meaning of the phrase
Celestial Orbit.
Celestial Orbit - as a noun
The (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another
Example: "He plotted the orbit of the moon"
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Example Sentences
"The Moon follows a celestial orbit around the Earth."
"Satellites are placed into a specific celestial orbit around the planet."
"The Hubble Space Telescope orbits Earth in a celestial orbit."
"Astronomers study the patterns of celestial orbits to understand the motion of celestial bodies."
"Comets have highly elliptical celestial orbits that bring them close to the Sun."
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A-Z Proximities
- celesta
- celestas
- celeste
- celestes
- celestial
- Celestial Orbit
- celestially
- celestials
- celestine
- celestines
- celestite