Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gravitational keyhole

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.74 in modern English

Syllables: grav-i-ta-tion-al key-hole
IPA

34

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

6

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tiny region of space where a planet's gravity would alter the orbit of a passing asteroid such that the asteroid would collide with that planet on a given future orbital pass.

Inflected Forms

gravitational keyholes (plural)

Questions

What does gravitational keyhole mean?: A tiny region of space where a planet's gravity would alter the orbit of a passing asteroid such that the asteroid would collide with that planet on a given future orbital pass.

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