Examples of deficit in a sentence. 1  The government is facing a deficit of $3 billion. 2  We will reduce the federal budget deficit. 3  The team overcame a four-point deficit to win the game.  She has a slight hearing deficit in her left ear.
The larger objects is at one of the two foci. For example, the Sun is at one of the foci of Earth's elliptical orbit. If the eccentricity of an ellipse is large, the foci are far apart. If the eccentricity is small, the foci are close together.et's take a look at the mathematical definition of an ellipse. First, place two points on a plane; these will be the foci of the ellipse. Now, pick a distance that is larger than the distance between the two foci. We'll call that distance 2a, for reasons that will become clear in a minute.
Semi-synchronous and similar orbits. When the orbital period is half as long as the rotational period, the orbit is usually described as semi-synchronous. It is possible to calculate the semi-major axis of a semi-synchronous orbit using Kepler's third law of planetary motion. With the knowledge about the semi-major axis of a synchronous orbit and the ratio between the two orbits: The fraction f is the quotient of the period of the synchronous orbit (a 1) and second orbit (a 1/f). When the second orbit is a semi-synchronous orbit this quotient is 2: An orbit where the orbital period is lower than the rotational period has some advantages, as some bodies don't allow synchronous orbits but opportunities for semi-synchronous orbits.