true anomaly

/T R UW1 AH0 N AA1 M AH0 L IY0/
noun
  1. 1

    (astronomy, celestial mechanics) The angle PFC formed by P = the periapsis of a celestial body's elliptical orbit, F = the focus of that orbit, and C = the current position of the celestial body.

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