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noun
The point in an elliptical orbit around the moon that passes closest to the moon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: periapsis, perilune, periselene
Antonyms: none provided
History
From peri- + Cynthia (“Artemis, the Moon”) + -ion, from Ancient Greek περι- (peri-) + Κυνθία (Kunthía, “Artemis”). Compare perihelion, periastron.
