Periapsis Common

Periapsis has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

(astronomy) the point in an orbit closest to the body being orbited

periapsis point of periapsis

The point of a body's elliptical orbit about the system's centre of mass where the distance between the body and the centre of mass is at its minimum.

See Also

periselene pericynthion perilune perigalacticum pericytherean perijove periastron periherm

Related Terms

periselene pericynthion perilune perigalacticum pericytherean perijove periastron periherm perisaturnium orbit perihermion perihadion pericenter peribothra perikrone eccentric anomaly minimum mean planet mass pericytherion

Antonyms

point of apoapsis apoapsis

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

celestial point

Narrower Terms (hyponyms)

perigee perihelion perijove periselene

Rhyming Words

sis asis ssis osis csis psis isis apsis iasis mysis oasis arsis ensis assis basis lysis tasis sepsis miosis deesis

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