HyperDic: kepler[s_law_of_planetary_motion

English > 1 sense of the expression Kepler's law of planetary motion:
NOUNcognitionKepler's law of planetary motion, Kepler's law(astronomy) one of three empirical laws of planetary motion stated by Johannes Kepler
English > Kepler's law of planetary motion: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
Meaning(astronomy) one of three empirical laws of planetary motion stated by Johannes Kepler.
SynonymKepler's law
Categoryastronomy, uranologyThe branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole
NarrowerKepler's first lawA law stating that the orbit of each planet is an ellipse with the sun at one focus of the ellipse
Kepler's second law, law of areas, law of equal areasA law concerning the speed at which planets travel
Kepler's third law, harmonic lawA law stating that the ratio of the square of the revolutionary period (in years) to the cube of the orbital axis (in astronomical units) is the same for all planets
Broaderlaw, law of natureA generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature

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