LAGRANGIAN POINT


Meaning of LAGRANGIAN POINT in English

[ lə'grɒ~ʒɪən \]

■ noun Astronomy each of five points in the plane of orbit of one body around another at which a small third body can remain stationary with respect to the others.

Origin

C19: named after the Italian-born French mathematician Joseph Louis Lagrange .

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