noun
Meaning 1
The act or process of leaving orbit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
deorbit
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verb
Meaning 2
To cause to leave orbit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- 1996, DIANE Publishing Company, Intelligence Threat Handbook The principal improvements in the systems are the ability to return film canisters without deorbiting the spacecraft, and the extension of orbital [...]
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verb
Meaning 3
Of an orbiting object, such as a satellite: to leave orbit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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History
Etymology
From de- + orbit.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Czech: deorbitace — the act or process of leaving orbit
- French: désorbitation — the act or process of leaving orbit
- Italian: deorbitazione — the act or process of leaving orbit
- Czech: deorbitovat — to cause to leave orbit
- Finnish: suistaa radaltaan — to cause to leave orbit
- French: désorbiter — to cause to leave orbit
- Czech: deorbitovat — to leave orbit
- Finnish: suistua radaltaan — to leave orbit