Lissajous orbit

noun

A quasiperiodic orbital trajectory that an object can follow around a Lagrangian point of a three-body system without requiring any propulsion.

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Meanings

nounLissajous orbit (plural Lissajous orbits)

plural Lissajous orbits

  1. A quasiperiodic orbital trajectory that an object can follow around a Lagrangian point of a three-body system without requiring any propulsion.
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