Relating to or characteristic of the German astronomer Johannes Kepler or his works.
the accuracy of Keplerian orbital data
Example sentencesExamples
This consisted of two convex lenses, in the form of telescope known as Keplerian.
Satellites normally orbit planets in Keplerian orbits, named after Johannes Kepler, who wrote the mathematical equations that describe how satellites move.
Keplerian beam expanders produce a real focus between the input and output lenses.
The motion of an object falling through a bottomless pit is harmonic, not Keplerian.
In the modern Tychonian system, Keplerian and Newtonian principles are maintained, as in the heliocentric theory.
The Ptolemaic theory was well and truly gone, and the Keplerian version of heliocentrism was well and truly established.
Having a Keplerian system makes the problem more tractable, and less prone to model-dependent uncertainties.
Definition of Keplerian in US English:
Keplerian
adjectivekeˈplerēənkɛˈplɛriən
Relating to or characteristic of the German astronomer Johannes Kepler or his works.
the accuracy of Keplerian orbital data
Example sentencesExamples
Keplerian beam expanders produce a real focus between the input and output lenses.
This consisted of two convex lenses, in the form of telescope known as Keplerian.
In the modern Tychonian system, Keplerian and Newtonian principles are maintained, as in the heliocentric theory.
Satellites normally orbit planets in Keplerian orbits, named after Johannes Kepler, who wrote the mathematical equations that describe how satellites move.
The Ptolemaic theory was well and truly gone, and the Keplerian version of heliocentrism was well and truly established.
The motion of an object falling through a bottomless pit is harmonic, not Keplerian.
Having a Keplerian system makes the problem more tractable, and less prone to model-dependent uncertainties.