Kepler's second law

Definitions of Kepler's second law
  1. noun
    a law concerning the speed at which planets travel; a line connecting a planet to the sun will sweep out equal areas in equal times
    “Kepler's second law means that a planet's orbital speed changes with its distance from the sun”
    synonyms: law of areas, law of equal areas
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    Kepler's law, Kepler's law of planetary motion
    (astronomy) one of three empirical laws of planetary motion stated by Johannes Kepler
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