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English noun: periapsis

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


Synonymspoint of periapsis


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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