きどう
Meanings
Noun
Astronomy
Physics
1. orbit; trajectory
2. (railroad) track
3. (right) track; proper course
Pitch accent
き
どう
Composed of
rut; wheel track; distance between two wheels; gauge
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
Used in vocabulary (37 in total)
handcar railroad; handcar railway
continuous track; caterpillar track
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
trackless; reckless; dissipated
to put on track; to make go to plan; to put into orbit; to send into orbit
geostationary orbit; geosynchronous orbit
low orbit; low Earth orbit; LEO
circular orbit
elliptical orbit
orbital plane
orbit insertion (e.g. a satellite); orbital injection
orbital eccentricity
polar orbit
trajectory-shifting (e.g. missile)
orbital motion
geosynchronous orbit
orbital mechanics
track-maintenance car; inspection car
semi-major axis (esp. in orbital matters)
orbital inclination
ICO; Intermediate Circular Orbit
orbital electron
molecular orbital; MO
orbital function
semi-minor axis (esp. in orbital matters)
orbital eccentricity
railroad track gauge
orbital resonance
orbital maneuver
railway line; tramway line
rail track laid on a road
hybrid orbital; hybridized orbital
Examples (4 in total)
The artificial satellite was launched into orbit.
The orbit around Sirius is elliptical.
The satellite made 10 orbits of the earth.