period of revolution
Britishnoun
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Use Kepler’s third law to calculate the period of revolution of a spacecraft orbiting at a distance of 6000 km.
From Textbooks • Oct. 13, 2016
Because its period of revolution is the same as its period of rotation, the Moon always keeps the same face toward Earth.
From Textbooks • Oct. 13, 2016
This comet’s period of revolution is 6.45 years, making it a Jupiter- family comet.
From Textbooks • Oct. 13, 2016
We must realize that at this moment most of the people of the world are passing through a period of revolution, tyranny, chaos, or all three.
From Time Magazine Archive
When the engine’s speed decreased, the period of revolution of the balls was increased, and they fell back toward the spindle.
From A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine by Thurston, Robert H.
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