perturb (v)

v02065329

type v
lex_filenum 38
def cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, especially as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull
examples The orbits of these stars were perturbed by the passings of a comet
Frame - 11 Something ----s something
Outgoing links
Hypernym deviate
Derivationally related form perturb → perturbation
Verb Group perturb
Incoming links
Derivationally related form perturbation → perturb
Hyponym deviate
Verb Group perturb

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