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hohmann transfer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.84 in modern English

Syllables
hohman-n -trans-fer
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An elliptical orbit used to transfer a spacecraft between two circular orbits of different altitudes in the same plane, with the periapsis of the orbit being tangent to the smaller circular orbit and its apoapsis being tangent to the larger circular orbit.

noun

The process of using such an orbit to transfer between two other orbits.

Etymology

Named after Walter Hohmann, the German engineer who described it.

Inflected Forms

Hohmann transfers (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

bi-elliptic transfer

Questions

What does hohmann transfer mean?
An elliptical orbit used to transfer a spacecraft between two circular orbits of different altitudes in the same plane, with the periapsis of the orbit being tangent to the smaller circular orbit and its apoapsis being tangent to the larger circular orbit.
Where does hohmann transfer come from?
Named after Walter Hohmann, the German engineer who described it.

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