Orbitary

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to an orbit; orbital. not-comparable

    "As the angle is extremely small, the orbitary interception will be long, and the two members will continue to pull round each other for some distance in the same orbit."

  2. 2
    Situated around the orbit. not-comparable

    "the orbitary feathers of a bird"

Example

More examples

"As the angle is extremely small, the orbitary interception will be long, and the two members will continue to pull round each other for some distance in the same orbit."

Etymology

From orbit + -ary.

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