Definitions for flyby
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1. flybynoun

   A flight past a celestial object in order to make observations.

   The upcoming flyby of Halley's comet is expected to provide new information on the nature of the comet.

2. flybynoun

   A low-level flight of ceremonial nature, typically in connection with an airshow or a military parade.

3. flybynoun

   A brief visit to an IRC channel

How to pronounce flyby?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of flyby in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of flyby in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of flyby in a Sentence

1. Scott Bolton:

   Every science flyby is an event of discovery, with Jupiter there is always something new. Juno has taught us an important lesson : We need to get up close and personal to a planet to test our theories.

2. European Space Agency officials:

   The data acquired during Rosetta's close flyby will provide incredible new details of the comet's surface and near-coma environment, complementing that collected earlier in the mission while on bound orbits.

3. John Bordi:

   The relative velocity between spacecraft and moon will be 14.7 miles per second (23.6 kilometers per second), so we are screaming by pretty fast, all steps have to go like clockwork to successfully acquire our planned data, because soon after the flyby is complete, the spacecraft needs to be reoriented for our upcoming close approach of Jupiter, which happens only 7 ½ hours later.

4. Dick Stich:

   When we do our Missing Man flyby’s at the National Cemetery, everybody comes apart, it is so dramatic. You just wouldn’t believe the impact it has on the family and the friends that are there.

5. Paul Kalas:

   Stellar flybys have been used to explain the evolution of our own solar system, hD 106906 offers a rare example where such a flyby happened recently and may have perturbed its distant giant planet.

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