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three-body problem: Meaning and Definition of
three'-bod'y prob"lem
Pronunciation: (thrē'bod'ē), [key] — Astron., Astron.,Mech.
- the problem of calculating the motions of three bodies in space moving under the influence of only their mutual gravitational attraction. Cf.
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