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perilune

English

Etymology

peri- +? Latin l?na (moon)

Noun

perilune (plural perilunes)

  1. (astronomy) The point of an elliptical lunar orbit where the distance between the satellite and the Moon is at its minimum.

Synonyms

  • pericynthion
  • periselene

Antonyms

  • apolune

Related terms

  • see periapsis

Translations

See also

  • Apsis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • luperine

perilune From the web:

  • what does perilune mean


periastron

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ???? (perí, around) + ?????? (ástron, star).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /p????æst??n/

Noun

periastron (plural periastrons or periastra)

  1. (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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