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Lagrangian point

Syllabification: (La·gran·gi·an point)

Definition of Lagrangian point

noun

  • one of five points in the plane of orbit of one body around another (e.g., the moon around the earth) at which a small third body can remain stationary with respect to both.

Lagrangian point in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Lagrangian point in the British & World English dictionary