ORBITAL ROTATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does orbital rotation mean? 

• ORBITAL ROTATION (noun)
  The noun ORBITAL ROTATION has 1 sense:

1. motion of an object in an orbit around a fixed point

  Familiarity information: ORBITAL ROTATION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ORBITAL ROTATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Motion of an object in an orbit around a fixed point

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

orbital motion; orbital rotation

Context example:

satellites in orbital rotation

Hypernyms ("orbital rotation" is a kind of...):

gyration; revolution; rotation (a single complete turn (axial or orbital))