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Meaning of Yarkovsky effect | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A force acting on a rotating body in space caused by the anisotropic emission of thermal photons, which carry momentum.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Yarkovsky-O'Keefe-Radzievskii-Paddack effect yarl Yarlagadda yarligh Yarlington Yarlung Tsangpo

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