"periselenium" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From peri- + seleno- + -ium, Latin form of -ion. Etymology templates: {{af|en|peri-|seleno-}} peri- + seleno-, {{cog|la|-}} Latin, {{af|en|-ion<id:apsis>}} -ion Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} periselenium (uncountable)
  1. (astronomy) The point of a body's elliptical orbit about the moon's centre of mass where the distance between the body and the centre of mass is at its minimum. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Astronomy Synonyms: periselene
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