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English noun: periapsis | |||
| 1. | periapsis (location) (astronomy) the point in an orbit closest to the body being orbited | ||
| Synonyms | point of periapsis | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | celestial point | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | perigee, perihelion, perijove, perilune, periselene | ||
| Part meronym | celestial orbit, orbit | ||
| Domain category | astronomy, uranology | ||
| Antonyms | apoapsis, point of apoapsis | ||
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