geostatic
adjEtymology
Definitions
Relating to the pressure exerted by earth or similar substance.
- geostatic load
- geostatic burden
- geostatic pressure
Based on a model in which the Earth does not move and all other motion is described…
Based on a model in which the Earth does not move and all other motion is described relative to the Earth's fixed position.
- In contrast, the moon, since it shares the earth's heliocentric motion, does not have a component of its geostatic motion that mirrors the earth's orbit and thereby yields retrogression, as does the epicycle of a superior planet.
- If we make a scale model in a flat box of a geostatic solar system , driven perhaps by an electric motor , place it on a smooth table , and hold the sun still, allowing the box to slide around on the table, we obtain a heliostatic system.
The neighborhood
- antonymheliostaticastronomical model
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
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