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CELESTIAL MECHANICS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does celestial mechanics mean?
• CELESTIAL MECHANICS (noun)
The noun CELESTIAL MECHANICS has 1 sense:
1. the branch of astronomy concerned with the application of Newton's laws of motion to the motions of heavenly bodies
Familiarity information: CELESTIAL MECHANICS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The branch of astronomy concerned with the application of Newton's laws of motion to the motions of heavenly bodies
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("celestial mechanics" is a kind of...):
astronomy; uranology (the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole)
Context examples
The measured gain in speed is tiny and `Oumuamua is still slowing down because of the pull of the Sun — just not as fast as predicted by celestial mechanics.
(ESO’s VLT Sees `Oumuamua Getting a Boost, ESO)
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