"gravity assist" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡɹævɪti əˈsɪst/ Forms: gravity assists [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} gravity assist (plural gravity assists)
  1. (astrophysics) The favorable alteration of the speed and trajectory of a spacecraft as a result of its passing near to a celestial body. Wikipedia link: gravity assist Categories (topical): Astronautics, Astrophysics, Orbits, Space access Synonyms: gravitational slingshot, gravity slingshot, gravitational assist, gravity-assist Derived forms: Jupiter gravity assist, JGA Translations (the favorable alteration of the speed and trajectory of a spacecraft as a result of its passing near to a celestial body): painovoimalinko (Finnish), Gravitationsmanöver [neuter] (German), Schwerkraftumlenkung [feminine] (German), Swing-by [masculine] (German), Vorbeischwungmanöver [neuter] (German), gravitációs tér felhasználása (Hungarian), kütleçekimsel sapan (Turkish)

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