gravitational encounter — An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

gravitational encounter

رویارویی ِ گرانشی

ruyâruyi-ye gerâneši

Fr.: rencontre gravitationnelle

An encounter in which two moving bodies alter each other’s direction and velocity by mutual → gravitational attraction.

See also: → gravitational; → encounter.

An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics