| 单词 | orbital inclination |
| 释义 | > as lemmasorbital inclination c. Astronomy. The angle between the orbital plane of a celestial object and a given reference plane (esp. the ecliptic). More fully orbital inclination.The inclination is one of six parameters necessary to specify a particular orbit uniquely. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > planet > position of planet > [noun] > inclination inclination1619 1619 J. Bainbridge Astron. Descr. Late Comet 6 This Comets retrogression depends on the inclination of his true line in the aetheriall Regions. 1695 E. Halley Let. 7 Oct. in I. Newton Corr. (1967) IV. 173 As to the Comet of 1680/1 I was only desirous to trie the method I used in that of 1683, in this also, taking your limitation for an Hypothesis and I found I could not stirr the Nodes or Inclination. 1715 W. Derham Astro-theol. iv. iv. 87 The other lying in the broad path of the Zodiack at an inclination of 23½ degrees. 1786 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 76 427 The inclination of the orbit was found by the observations made in the following year 1682 to be 22' greater than in the year 1607. 1815 J. Smith Panorama Sci. & Art I. 538 The inclination of Mercury's orbit, to the plane of the ecliptic, is about 7°. 1879 Pop. Sci. Monthly Aug. 571/1 Had the motion of both planets been merely progressive and coincident with the ecliptic, the orbital inclination for the fragmentary group would vary from 0 to about 19°. 1939 Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 81 481 The orbital parameters governing the spatial distribution of meteoroids near the sun are principally the inclinations of the orbits and the perihelion distances. 1979 New Scientist 22 Nov. 641/3 Of these [six orbital elements], the orbital inclination is the only one that remains virtually constant during the lifetime of the satellite. 2011 M. M. Woolfson On Origin of Planets xiv. 235 Neptune's orbit has an inclination of under 2° while that of Pluto is 17°. < as lemmas |
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