Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drift excursion

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.21 in modern English

Syllables: drift ex-cur-sion
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The movement of something (such as a vehicle, structure, or charged particles) from its intended course or position due to outside forces.

Example Sentences

"A very close approximation to the geographic drift excursion in a resonant gravity field of a 24-hour satellite follows the differential equation of motion, Equation 2, (see also Reference 2) and is, evidently, given by an elliptical integral such as that developed in Appendix E of Reference 3."
"A collision changes the detailed nature of the particle orbit in a time which is very short compared to the time required to traverse magnetic field scale lengths, thus producing a step across flux surfaces the size of the orbit drift excursion away from the flux surface ."
"The bidirectional drift excursion for the beam-column joint is applied in the anticlockwise direction as per the numbering sequence illustrated in Figs. 8a and 8b."

Etymology

Originally a reference to the excursion or deviation of a sea vessel from its course due to drift resulting from tides, wind, etc., this term has been generalized to refer to any deviation in position due to outside forces.

Inflected Forms

drift excursions (plural)

Phrases

banana orbit

Frequently Paired Words

banana orbit

Questions

What does drift excursion mean?: The movement of something (such as a vehicle, structure, or charged particles) from its intended course or position due to outside forces.
Where does drift excursion come from?: Originally a reference to the excursion or deviation of a sea vessel from its course due to drift resulting from tides, wind, etc., this term has been generalized to refer to any deviation in position due to outside forces.

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