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Mean distance   /min dˈɪstəns/   Listen
Mean distance

noun
1.
The arithmetic mean of the maximum and minimum distances of a celestial body (satellite or secondary star) from its primary.





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"Mean distance" Quotes from Famous Books



... The mean distance from the sun was found to be 2.767, agreeing with the 2.8 given by Bode's law. Its orbit was found to be inclined over 10 degrees to the ecliptic, and its ...
— History of Astronomy • George Forbes
... after that to Saturn," replied Ayrault; "the former's mean distance from the sun is 480,000,000 miles; but, as our president showed us, its axis is so nearly straight that I think, with its internal warmth, there will be nothing to fear from cold. Though, on account of the planet's vast size, objects on its surface weigh more than twice as much as here, ...
— A Journey in Other Worlds - A Romance of the Future • John Jacob Astor


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