LIBRATION POINT
\la͡ɪbɹˈe͡ɪʃən pˈɔ͡ɪnt], \laɪbɹˈeɪʃən pˈɔɪnt], \l_aɪ_b_ɹ_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n p_ˈɔɪ_n_t]\
Definitions of LIBRATION POINT
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any one of five points in the plane of a system of two large astronomical bodies orbiting each other, as the Earth-moon system, where the gravitational pull of the two bodies on an object are approximately equal, and in opposite directions. A solid object moving in the same velocity and direction as such a libration point will remain in gravitational equilibrium with the two bodies of the system and not fall toward either body.
By Oddity Software
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any one of five points in the plane of a system of two large astronomical bodies orbiting each other, as the Earth-moon system, where the gravitational pull of the two bodies on an object are approximately equal, and in opposite directions. A solid object moving in the same velocity and direction as such a libration point will remain in gravitational equilibrium with the two bodies of the system and not fall toward either body.
By Noah Webster.
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Nearby Words
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