mean planet
An imaginary celestial body which orbits with constant speed along an auxiliary…An imaginary celestial body (corresponding to another, real, orbiting one) which orbits with constant speed along an auxiliary circle (a circle which shares a diameter with the major axis of the elliptical orbit of the corresponding real celestial body), such that its position coincides with the position of the corresponding, real celestial body when that body passes through periapsis.
» Do you mean the planet or the god?
Meaning
1 sensesAn imaginary celestial body (corresponding to another, real, orbiting one) which orbits with constant speed along an auxiliary circle (a circle which shares a diameter with the major axis of the elliptical orbit of the corresponding real celestial body), such that its position coincides with the position of the corresponding, real celestial body when that body passes through periapsis.
Examples
2 sentencesDo you mean the planet or the god?
Do you mean the planet or the goddess?
deMeinst du den Planeten oder die Göttin? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Forms
plural: mean planets| Singular | mean planet |
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