"eccentric anomaly" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: eccentric anomalies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} eccentric anomaly (countable and uncountable, plural eccentric anomalies)
  1. (astronomy, celestial mechanics) The angle PCR formed by P = the periapsis of a celestial body's elliptical orbit, C = the center of that elliptical orbit, and R = the corresponding point to that celestial body (the projection of the celestial body along a direction parallel to the minor axis of its orbit onto the auxiliary circle (a circle which shares a diameter with the major axis of the celestial body's orbit)). Wikipedia link: eccentric anomaly Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Astronomy Related terms: mean anomaly, true anomaly Translations (angle): eksentrinen anomalia (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-eccentric_anomaly-en-noun-G1oCK3zo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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