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1) co-orbital. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...Of or relating to two or more celestial bodies that share, or very nearly share, the same orbit, such as Epimetheus and Janus, two of Saturn's moons....

2) revolution. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...1a. Orbital motion about a point, especially as distinguished from axial rotation: the planetary revolution about the sun. b. A turning or rotational motion about...

3) MOL. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...Manned Orbital Laboratory...

4) orbital. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...Of or relating to an orbit. The wave function of an electron in an atom or molecule, indicating the electron's probable location....

5) orbital velocity. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...The velocity at which a body revolves about another body. 2. The minimum velocity required to place or maintain a satellite in a given orbit....

6) planetary. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...1. Of, relating to, or resembling the physical or orbital characteristics of a planet or the planets. 2a. Of or relating to the earth; terrestrial or earthly: measured...

7) Lagrangian point. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...Astronomy Any of five points, stable with respect to gravitational forces and in the orbital plane of two bodies, one of which is much larger than the other. A third,...

8) frontal bone. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...portion corresponding to the forehead and a horizontal portion that forms the roofs of the orbital and nasal cavities....

9) van der Waals force. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...molecules caused by a temporary change in dipole moment arising from a brief shift of orbital electrons to one side of one atom or molecule, creating a similar shift...

10) retrograde. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...3. Reverting to an earlier or inferior condition. 4. Astronomy a. Of or relating to the orbital revolution or axial rotation of a planetary or other celestial body...

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