"perilune" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: perilunes [plural]
Etymology: From peri- + Latin lūna (“moon”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|peri}} peri- +, {{uder|en|la|lūna||moon}} Latin lūna (“moon”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} perilune (plural perilunes)
  1. (astronomy) The point of an elliptical lunar orbit where the distance between the satellite and the Moon is at its minimum. Categories (topical): Astronomy Synonyms: pericynthion, periselene Related terms: periapsis Translations (point of lunar orbit that is closest to the Moon): perilunium [neuter] (Czech), periluni (Finnish), perilunio [masculine] (Italian)

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