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Meaning of "orbital velocity" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ORBITAL VELOCITY

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ORBITAL VELOCITY

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Orbital velocity is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ORBITAL VELOCITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of orbital velocity in the English dictionary

The definition of orbital velocity in the dictionary is the velocity required by a spacecraft, satellite, etc, to enter and maintain a given orbit.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ORBITAL VELOCITY

orb
orbicular
orbicularis
orbicularity
orbicularly
orbiculate
orbiculated
Orbison
orbit
orbital
orbital road
orbital sander
orbitally
orbiter
orbity
orbless
orby
orc
orca

WORDS THAT END LIKE ORBITAL VELOCITY

angular velocity
atrocity
capacity
city
electricity
escape velocity
ethnicity
ferocity
group velocity
high-velocity
hypervelocity
irreciprocity
muzzle velocity
phase velocity
precocity
radial velocity
reciprocity
terminal velocity
velocity
wave velocity

Synonyms and antonyms of orbital velocity in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «orbital velocity» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ORBITAL VELOCITY

Find out the translation of orbital velocity to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of orbital velocity from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «orbital velocity» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

轨道速度
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

velocidad orbital
570 millions of speakers

English

orbital velocity
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कक्षीय वेग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

السرعة المدارية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

орбитальная скорость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

velocidade orbital
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কক্ষপথ বেগ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vitesse orbitale
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Halaju orbit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Umlaufgeschwindigkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

軌道速度
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

궤도 속도
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kecepatan orbital
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vận tốc quỹ đạo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுற்றுப்பாதை திசைவேகம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कक्षीय वेग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yörünge hızı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

velocità orbitale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

prędkość orbitalna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

орбітальна швидкість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

viteza orbitală
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τροχιακή ταχύτητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

orbitaal snelheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

omloppshastighet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

banehastighet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of orbital velocity

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ORBITAL VELOCITY»

The term «orbital velocity» is normally little used and occupies the 126.328 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ORBITAL VELOCITY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «orbital velocity» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «orbital velocity» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about orbital velocity

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ORBITAL VELOCITY»

Discover the use of orbital velocity in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to orbital velocity and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Orbital Velocity
Don Pendleton. Orbital Velocity Stony Man America's UltraCovert Intelligence Agancy® Don Pendleton www.mirabooks.co.uk Orbital Velocity Contents PROLOGUE CHAPTER ONE CHAPTER TWO CHAPTERTHREE CHAPTERFOUR.
Don Pendleton, 2014
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It's ONLY Rocket Science: An Introduction in Plain English
How fast a satellite must travel to remain in a stable orbit is called the orbital velocity, and depends on the altitude above the body the satellite is orbiting. Chapter 4 “Movement in Three Dimensions”, explains more about orbits and orbital ...
Lucy Rogers, 2008
3
Future Spacecraft Propulsion Systems: Enabling Technologies ...
Orbital velocity decreases as altitude increases. ISS altitude. The ISS is also at a different inclination than the normal United States orbits (51.5 degrees instead of 28.5 degrees) and the inevitable increment in propel- lant requirement will be ...
Paul A. Czysz, Claudio Bruno, 2009
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Rocket and Spacecraft Propulsion: Principles, Practice and ...
Principles, Practice and New Developments Martin J. L. Turner. v e 4500m/s v e 3000m/s Mass ratio Orbital velocity V e h i c l e v e l o c i t y Figure 5.1. Velocity function as a function of mass ratio. An example of vehicle velocity as a function of ...
Martin J. L. Turner, 2008
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Excel HSC Physics
1 Orbital velocity The speed v with which it moves in a circle is called the orbital speed (or 'orbital velocity', although strictly speaking this continually changes as the direction of the object changes, as it moves around the circle). If the time to ...
Neville G. Warren, 2003
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Satellite Orbits in an Atmosphere: Theory and Application
... the parameters which enter into the expression for drag, D = {pV2SCD, (2.14) namely p, CD and S. We now need to express V, the velocity of the satellite relative to the ambient air, in terms of v, the orbital velocity relative to the Earth's centre.
D.G. King-Hele, 1987
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Aether and Gravitation
This is proved by the fact that Mercury has a greater orbital velocity than Venus, Venus than the Earth, the Earth than Mars, and so on right through the whole of the planetary system. In view of these facts, let us again consider the effect of the  ...
William George Hooper
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Aether And Gravitation
After rounding this point, the orbital velocity of the earth begins to increase again, owing to the diminishing distance of the earth from the sun, which according to the law of inverse squares (Art. 22) gives an added intensity to the Centripetal ...
William George Hooper F.S.S
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Potential Climate Change Effects on Great Lakes ...
The bottom orbital velocity, depends on the water depth, and can be readily estimated from formulations derived from the linear theory. Assuming small- amplitude, sinusoidal waves at the water surface and the existence of velocity potential ...
David C. L. Lam, William M. Schertzer
10
Longshore Sediment Transport Rate Calculated Incorporating ...
It was concluded that breaker type is an important variable in determining the amount of transport that occurs at a location.
Ernest Ray Smith, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ORBITAL VELOCITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term orbital velocity is used in the context of the following news items.
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next generation spaceflight from escape dynamics will harness …
... designed to safely and efficiently beam flight sustaining power to the spaceplane during the ascent and acceleration to orbital velocity. «Designboom, Jul 15»
2
Removing space debris
A burst of pulses can ablate the debris surface, reducing its velocity; a reduction of just a few percent in orbital velocity can be enough to modify ... «SPIE Newsroom, Jul 15»
3
DailyDirt: It *IS* Rocket Science, Actually...
... the combustion energy of fuels, and the weight and melting energy of structural materials, versus the energy required to reach orbital velocity. «Techdirt, Jul 15»
4
Reaction Engines UK will have new tests of their Skylon Single …
... rocket mode which allows the engine to operate outside of the Earth's atmosphere up to orbital velocity (Mach 25, 17,000mph, 7.5km / sec). «Next Big Future, Jun 15»
5
Statement of Samuel Greaves - Hearing on Ending Reliance on …
To accelerate a payload to orbital velocity, rocket engines must release and direct tremendous amounts of energy, while the rocket structure ... «Space Ref, Jun 15»
6
A Dust Cloud Around the Moon
The lack of atmosphere means these particles follow pure ballistic trajectories and unless ejected at greater than orbital velocity (1.6 km/s), over ... «Air & Space Magazine, Jun 15»
7
Test System Helps SNC Launch Dream Spaceplane
It is designed as a space utility vehicle for orbital and suborbital (maximum speed below orbital velocity) flight to destinations such as the ... «Assembly Magazine, Jun 15»
8
Circular orbits identified for small exoplanets
By calculating a planet's orbital velocity in a circular orbit, they could then estimate a transit's duration -- how long a planet would take to cross ... «Science News, Jun 15»
9
The Economist explains
A fleck of paint travelling at an orbital velocity of 17,500kph can dent a spacecraft, kill an astronaut or do enough damage to throw a satellite off ... «The Economist, May 15»
10
Live coverage: SpaceX launches its fifth Falcon 9 flight of the year
... have separated, and the rocket's second stage Merlin vacuum engine has ignited for its nearly seven-minute firing to reach orbital velocity. «Spaceflight Now, Apr 15»

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