Definition: Geodiatropism is a term used in the context of celestial mechanics and astrophysics, particularly in the study of the motion of planets around the sun. It refers to the phenomenon where an object's orbit is distorted or disrupted by the gravitational influence of another body in its path. In simpler terms, geodiatropism describes how an object (in this case, a planet) orbits the sun differently from its own position due to the gravitational pull of a celestial body. This distortion