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celestial mechanics

n. (used with a sing. verb)

The science of the motion of celestial bodies under the influence of gravitational forces.

celestial mechanics

(Astronomy) the study of the motion of celestial bodies under the influence of gravitational fields

celestial mechanics

The science of the motion of celestial bodies under the influence of gravitational forces. See more at Kepler's laws of planetary motion relativity

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celestial mechanics - the branch of astronomy concerned with the application of Newton's laws of motion to the motions of heavenly bodies

astronomy, uranology - the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole

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