| NOUN | location | point of periapsis, periapsis | (astronomy) the point in an orbit closest to the body being orbited |
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| Meaning | (astronomy) the point in an orbit closest to the body being orbited. | |
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| Synonym | periapsis | |
| Category | astronomy, uranology | The branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole |
| Part of | orbit, celestial orbit | The (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another |
| Narrower | perigee | periapsis in Earth orbit |
| perihelion | periapsis in solar orbit | |
| perijove | periapsis in orbit around Jupiter | |
| periselene, perilune | periapsis in orbit around the moon | |
| Broader | celestial point | A point in the heavens (on the celestial sphere) |
| Opposite | apoapsis, point of apoapsis | (astronomy) the point in an orbit farthest from the body being orbited |
| Spanish | periapsis | |
| Catalan | periapsis | |
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