Detumble

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To prevent tumbling or spinning of (a satellite, an astronaut, etc.). transitive

    "The goal of the described control application is to detumble a satellite (reduce its kinetic energy) while achieving a desired orientation."

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"The goal of the described control application is to detumble a satellite (reduce its kinetic energy) while achieving a desired orientation."

Etymology

From de- + tumble.

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