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Orbiter

An object that orbits another, especially a spacecraft that orbits a planet etc. without landing on it.

📖 Definitions of "Orbiter"

noun

1
An object that orbits another, especially a spacecraft that orbits a planet etc. without landing on it.
2
(pickup community) A person who constantly hangs around with someone they are attracted to, but too shy to talk to.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Orbiter"

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Word	Definition
orbitalnoun	(physics) A specification of the energy and probability density of one or more electrons at any point in an atom or molecule, representable as a wave function.
orbitnoun	The curved path of one object around a point or another body.
rovernoun	A vehicle for exploring extraterrestrial bodies.
shuttlenoun	A transport service (such as a bus or train) that goes back and forth between two or more places.
probenoun	(figuratively) An investigation or inquiry.
orbitingnoun	(slang, neologism, Internet, social media) The act or practice of ceasing communication with another person, but continuing to follow them or interact with them on social media.
orbitanoun	(anatomy) Obsolete form of orbit. [The curved path of one object around a point or another body.]
satellitenoun	A man-made apparatus designed to be placed in orbit around a celestial body, generally to relay information, data etc. to Earth.
visitornoun	Someone who visits someone else; someone staying as a guest.
space satellitenoun	A crewed or robotic spacecraft designed to orbit the Earth, or another celestial body
circlenoun	(geometry) A two-dimensional geometric figure, a line, consisting of the set of all those points in a plane that are equally distant from a given point (center).
ringnoun	(physical) A solid object in the shape of a circle.
planetary objectnoun	(astronomy) Any substantial body in orbit around the Sun or other star: a planet, minor planet, or comet.
mean planetnoun	(astronomy, celestial mechanics) 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.
satellite planetnoun	(astronomy) A moon of planetary mass; a natural satellite which would be considered a planet or dwarf planet if it were in direct orbit of the Sun.
worldnoun	(with "the" or a plural possessive pronoun) The subjective human experience, regarded collectively; human collective existence; existence in general; the reality we live in.
cyclernoun	Anything with a cyclic (repetitious) behaviour. Something that cycles between different states.
orbital planenoun	(astronomy) The surface (plane) that contains an orbit.
areocentric orbit	An areocentric orbit is an orbit around the planet Mars.
exoplanetnoun	(astronomy, planetology) A planet which exists outside Earth's solar system.