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Gravitational vs Swingby - What's the difference?

gravitational | swingby |

As an adjective gravitational

is pertaining to, or caused by, gravity or gravitation.

As a noun swingby is

an interplanetary flight in which the gravitational attraction of a planet is used to provide acceleration and a change in course.

gravitational

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Pertaining to, or caused by, gravity or gravitation.
  • * '>citation

    • Synonyms

    * gravitic

    Derived terms

    * gravitational collapse * gravitational field * gravitational force * gravitational interaction * gravitational lens * gravitational radiation * gravitational redshift * gravitational potential

    swingby

    English

    Alternative forms

    *swing-by

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An interplanetary flight in which the gravitational attraction of a planet is used to provide acceleration and a change in course