banana orbit

noun

A specific shape or particle orbit that resembles a banana when viewed from the side or above, occurring because the particle moves back and forth between two mirror points, creating a curved, elongated loop.

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Meanings

nounbanana orbit (plural banana orbits)

plural banana orbits

  1. plasma physicsastrophysicsA specific shape or particle orbit that resembles a banana when viewed from the side or above, occurring because the particle moves back and forth between two mirror points, creating a curved, elongated loop.
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