periodic inequality

noun

A disturbance in the motion of a planet due to its position in its orbit relative to another planet.

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Meanings

nounperiodic inequality (plural periodic inequalities)

plural periodic inequalities

  1. astronomyA disturbance in the motion of a planet due to its position in its orbit relative to another planet.
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