short-period
Fast orbital cycle
Short-period describes something that occurs over a brief time span or repeats at frequent intervals.
In astronomy, a short-period comet completes its orbit in under 200 years: Halley's Comet is the most famous short-period comet.
The term appears in technical contexts—seismology, economics, physics—wherever cycles or durations need distinguishing from longer ones.
Short in duration
- fleetingPassing very quickly
- ephemeralLasting very briefly
- temporaryLimited in duration
- momentaryLasting very briefly
transitory · passing · quick · rapid · volatile · unstable · intermittent · cyclical
Astronomer's surname, comet fame
- tailRear animal appendage
- comaUnwakeable unconsciousness
- nucleusCentral controlling part
- perihelionOrbital point nearest sun
aphelion · outgassing · sublimation · Wild · ecliptic · retrograde · prograde · debris
Oval-shaped or indirect
- perihelionOrbital point nearest sun
- aphelionFarthest point from sun
- eccentricityUnconventional behavior or nature
- inclinationDisposition toward something
revolution · asteroid · resonance · perturbation · epoch · ephemeris · trajectory · Kepler
brief
Short in duration
momentary · transitory · passing · quick · rapid · volatile · unstable · intermittent · cyclical · recurring
Halley
Astronomer's surname, comet fame
perihelion · aphelion · outgassing · sublimation · Wild · ecliptic · retrograde · prograde · debris
elliptical
Oval-shaped or indirect
- perihelionOrbital point nearest sun
- aphelionFarthest point from sun
- eccentricityUnconventional behavior or nature
inclination · revolution · asteroid · resonance · perturbation · epoch · ephemeris · trajectory · Kepler · gravitational
short-periodlong-period
Having lengthy intervals
long-lasting · prolonged · long-duration · extended · sustained
short, period, shorter, shortest, shorten, shortened, shortening, shortly, shortness