different between apolune vs apastron
apolune
English
Etymology
From apo- (“far”) + Latin l?na (“moon”).
Noun
apolune (plural apolunes)
- (astronomy) The point of an elliptical lunar orbit where the distance between the satellite and the Moon is at its maximum.
Synonyms
- apocynthion
Antonyms
- perilune
Hypernyms
- apoapsis
- apocenter
Related terms
- see apoapsis
Translations
See also
- Apsis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
apolune From the web:
- what does apolune mean
apastron
English
Etymology
From English apo- (prefix meaning ‘away from, separate’) + Ancient Greek ???????? (ástron, “fixed star”), modelled after aphelion. ??????? (Ástron) is derived from ?????? (ast?r, “celestial body (including a star, planet, meteor, etc.)”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h?eHs- (“to burn; to glow”)) + -?? (-on, suffix forming nominative, accusative and vocative singular nouns).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /æ?pæst?(?)n/
- (General American) IPA(key): /æ?pæst??n/, [?-]
- Hyphenation: ap?as?tron
Noun
apastron (plural apastrons or apastra)
- (astronomy) The point of greatest separation between a celestial object and the star which it orbits.
- Antonym: periastron
Alternative forms
- apoastron
Hypernyms
- apoapsis
Coordinate terms
Translations
References
Further reading
- apsis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- Pastrano
apastron From the web:
- what does apastron mean
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