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Orbital Period

Definition: The orbital period refers to the time it takes for an object to complete a single orbit around another object in space, such as a planet revolving around its star.

Noun

Sense 1: The time required for a celestial body to make one complete orbit around another.

Sample Sentence: The orbital period of the Moon around the Earth is approximately 27.3 days.

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