ELLIPTICAL ORBITS

Domain	Definition
Science	Bodies in space orbit in elliptical rather than circular orbits because of factors such as gravity and drag. The point where the orbiting satellite is closest to Earth is the perigee, sometimes called peri-apsis or perifocus. The point where the satellite is farthest from Earth is called apogee, apoapsis, or apifocus. A line drawn from perigee to apogee is the line-of-apsides, sometimes called the major-axis of the ellipse. It's simply a line drawn through the ellipse the long way. (references)
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Anagrams: ELLIPTICAL ORBITS

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-b-c-e-i-i-i-l-l-l-o-p-r-s-t-t"
	-2 letters: streptobacilli.
	-3 letters: portabilities, triploblastic.
	-4 letters: bipolarities, liberalistic, literalistic, pictorialist, potabilities, topicalities.
	-5 letters: bristletail, collapsible, ellipticals, obstetrical, peristaltic, tripletails, triplicates.
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