Increase and Orbit

Increase

Increase noun - Something added (as by growth).

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

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

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

Nearby Words: orbited, orbiting, orbital

standard	standard increase	standard orbit
slow	slow increase	slow orbit
new	new increase	new orbit
permanent	permanent increase	permanent orbit
Other adjectives: general, temporary, strange.

A sail ship angles relative to the sun to either increase or decrease its tangential orbital velocity, and therefore the radius of its orbit.

Source: Solar Sail
Since rapidly moving a planet from its intended orbit is likely to shatter the crust, they have to slowly increase the planets' orbital speed to allow them to reach solar escape velocity.

Source: Literature / Terre En Fuite
With the increase in traffic, the accumulation of debris in Earth orbit has caused a number of spectacular and deadly accidents, as even a bolt-sized piece of debris at orbital velocity (the minimum speed it needs to travel at to remain in orbit) can take down a spacecraft.

Source: Manga / Planetes

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