different between apolune vs apoapsis

English

Etymology

From apo- (“far”) + Latin l?na (“moon”).

Noun

apolune (plural apolunes)

1. (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

English

Etymology

apo- +? apsis

Noun

apoapsis (plural apoapsides)

1. (astronomy) The point of a body's elliptical orbit about the system's centre of mass where the distance between the body and the centre of mass is at its maximum.

Usage notes

For some celestial bodies, specialised terms are used.

Synonyms

• apocenter

Antonyms

• periapsis

Related terms

• apastron
• aphelion
• apoareion
• apocenter
• apocynthion
• apogalacticon
• apogee
• apohermion
• apojove
• apokrone, apokron
• apolune
• aponigricon
• aposaturnium
• aposelene

Translations

See also

• Apsis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??po?psis/, [??po???ps?is?]
• Rhymes: -?psis
• Syllabification: a?po?ap?sis

Noun

apoapsis

1. (astronomy) apoapsis

Declension