Definitions

orbital

[awr-bi-tl] / ˈɔr bɪ tl /

ADJECTIVE

periodic

Synonyms

STRONGEST

annual intermittent monthly occasional recurrent recurring regular repeated routine seasonal sporadic weekly yearly

STRONG

periodical

WEAK

alternate at various times centennial cyclic cyclical daily epochal every once in a while every so often fluctuating hourly infrequent isochronal isochronous on certain occasions on-again-off-again perennial rhythmic serial spasmodic

Antonyms

STRONGEST

constant infrequent unusual

WEAK

continual irregular lasting permanent sporadic variable

Example Sentences

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SpaceX dominates the launch business, accounting for more that half of all orbital launches worldwide.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Google and SpaceX are reportedly in talks to launch Google’s orbital data centers, according to The Wall Street Journal.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

An orbital data center may need to produce electricity to power many thousands of chips inside thousands of satellites.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

For now, orbital data centers remain much more expensive than those built on Earth, and issues like those caused by space radiation need to be mitigated.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

First, we descended from Hermes, and decelerated our orbital velocity so we could start falling properly.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

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