Degree and Orbit

Degree

Degree noun - An individual part of a process, series, or ranking.

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Orbit and degree are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Orbit" instead a noun "Degree".

Nearby Words: degreed, degreeing, degress

Orbit noun - The (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another.

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Degree and orbit are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Degree" instead a noun "Orbit".

Nearby Words: orbited, orbiting, orbital

high	high degree	high orbit
low	low degree	low orbit
similar	similar degree	similar orbit
strong	strong degree	strong orbit
Other adjectives: real, extreme, lower, new, highest, higher.

Would have — an unarmed test platform, strapped together from off-the-shelf hardware, was launched upside down (because of structural load reasons), executed a 360-degree spin instead of a 180 before firing its onboard engines to achieve orbit, and crashed into the ocean.

Source: Kill Sat
Due to its eccentric orbit and slow rotation, Mercury has two "cold poles" (which always face the Sun when it's at its maximum distance) and two "hot poles" (which always face the Sun directly at its minimum distance) at 90 degree increments on the equator.

Source: North Is Cold, South Is Hot

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