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point of periapsis ThesaurusNoun | 1.point of periapsis - (astronomy) the point in an orbit closest to the body being orbitedperiapsisastronomy, uranology - the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a wholecelestial point - a point in the heavens (on the celestial sphere)celestial orbit, orbit - the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another; "he plotted the orbit of the moon"perigee - periapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is nearest to the Earthperihelion - periapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet where it is nearest to the sunperijove - periapsis in orbit around Jupiterperilune, periselene - periapsis in orbit around the moonapoapsis, point of apoapsis - (astronomy) the point in an orbit farthest from the body being orbited |
point of periapsis Related to point of periapsis: PeriapseSynonyms for point of periapsisnoun (astronomy) the point in an orbit closest to the body being orbitedSynonymsRelated Words- astronomy
- uranology
- celestial point
- celestial orbit
- orbit
- perigee
- perihelion
- perijove
- perilune
- periselene
Antonyms- apoapsis
- point of apoapsis
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