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transorbital

transorbital

8.9
Moving a spacecraft from one orbit to another
  • adjective
  • /trænˈsɔːrbɪtəl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : transorbital
  • Mission planners calculated a transorbital maneuver to transfer the probe to Mars.

Examples

  • A transorbital injection is required to move the satellite into a higher orbit.

  • The spacecraft followed a transorbital path to reach its destination beyond Earth's orbit.

  • The transorbital trajectory was carefully calculated.

  • Scientists are studying transorbital maneuvers for future missions.

  • The spacecraft followed a transorbital path to reach its destination beyond Earth's orbit.

  • Mission planners calculated a transorbital maneuver to transfer the probe to Mars.

  • A transorbital injection is required to move the satellite into a higher orbit.

Compounds

transorbital lobotomy
  • NSFW
1 9.9

A surgery that cuts connections in the front of the brain through the eye socket

Surface Forms

transorbital positive

Morphology

transorbital = orbital (semi-transparent) = trans + orbit + al

Morphologically transparent as 'trans-' + 'orbital', but the specific technical sense 'crossing from one orbit to another' is specialized and may not be obvious to general learners.

Etymology

Transorbital combines trans- meaning 'across' and orbital, from orbit meaning a 'path' around a body like a planet. So a transorbital path or maneuver is one that crosses from one orbit to another.