Outrageously Funny Word Dictionary :: Antidromous

👉 In physics and astronomy, an "antidromous" object is a celestial body that orbits around another celestial body in such a way that it appears to be moving in the opposite direction of its orbit. In other words, a planet or satellite moves in a circle with respect to the sun, but it appears to move in the same direction as the sun's orbit. For example, Mars is an antidromous object because it orbits around the Sun in a nearly circular path, and it has

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