different between pericenter vs periastron
pericenter
English
Alternative forms
- pericentre
Etymology
peri- +? center
Noun
pericenter (plural pericenters)
- (astronomy) The periapsis, the point of closest approach of an astronomical object in an elliptical orbit to its center of attraction.
Synonyms
- perifocus
- periapsis
Antonyms
- apocenter
Related terms
- see periapsis
See also
- Apsis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- pericentre
pericenter From the web:
- what does epicenter mean
- what do epicenter mean
periastron
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ???? (perí, “around”) + ?????? (ástron, “star”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p????æst??n/
Noun
periastron (plural periastrons or periastra)
- (astronomy) That point of the orbit of a celestial body which is closest to the star around which the body is orbiting.
Antonyms
- apastron
Related terms
- see periapsis
Anagrams
- Pretorians, patroniser, portainers, pretorians
periastron From the web:
- what does periastron mean
- what is periastron omega
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