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orbital plane.

Noun
Sci-FiSettingTechnical
MEANING

The plane containing an idealized orbital path around a central body.

Use it for

the tilt of a spacecraft’s route; orbits crossing at different angles; spatial orientation distinguished from orbital height

Words that belong together

  • an orbital plane
  • change orbital plane

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The old flight path lay in a different orbital plane.
Changing orbital plane required more planning than the crew’s diagram suggested.

Related words

orbit planeorbital inclination (related)reference plane
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orbital plane

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Usage notes

Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Singular orbital plane; plural orbital planes. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.

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