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English noun: point of periapsis

1. point of periapsis (location) (astronomy) the point in an orbit closest to the body being orbited


Synonymsperiapsis


Broader (hypernym)celestial point


Narrower (hyponym)perigee, perihelion, perijove, perilune, periselene


Part meronymcelestial orbit, orbit


Domain categoryastronomy, uranology


Antonymsapoapsis, point of apoapsis









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