Periapsis

noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.nounThe point of a body's elliptical orbit about the system's centre of mass where the distance between the body and the centre of mass is at its minimum.

Synonyms

pericenter point of periapsis apoapsis apapsis apsis apse periastron apogee perigee apastron apse line perigalacticum

Antonyms

apoapsis

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