The readiest support for planets' having confocal orbits is their sometimes retrograde motion.
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Confocal
//kənˈfoʊkəl//
Synonyms for "confocal" (9 found)
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5 translations across 5 languages.
French
1 entries- confocal adj (Having the same foci)
Italian
1 entries- confocale adj (Having the same foci)
Manx
1 entries- co-focusagh adj (Having the same foci)
Portuguese
1 entries- confocal adj (Having the same foci)
Spanish
1 entries- confocal adj (Having the same foci)
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