💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Pericenter"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| peribaryon | — |
| perigeenoun | (astronomy) The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is closest to the Earth: the periapsis of an Earth orbiter. |
| peribothronnoun | (astronomy) The point in an elliptical orbit around a black hole where the orbiting body is closest to the black hole. |
| perigalacticumnoun | (astronomy) The closest point in a star's orbit around the centre of a galaxy (the galactic periapsis). |
| pericynthionnoun | The point in an elliptical orbit around the moon that passes closest to the moon. |
| apocenternoun | (astronomy) The furthest point of an astronomical object in an elliptical orbit to its center of attraction (the principal focus of the ellipse) |
| perihelionnoun | (astronomy) The point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, etc., where it is nearest to the Sun. |
| periastronnoun | (astronomy) That point of the orbit of a celestial body which is closest to the star around which the body is orbiting. |
| perihermnoun | (astronomy) In an orbit around the planet Mercury, the point that is closest to Mercury. |
| periheliumnoun | (astronomy, obsolete) Synonym of perihelion. |
| apocentrenoun | Alternative form of apocenter. [(astronomy) The furthest point of an astronomical object in an elliptical orbit to its center of attraction (the principal focus of the ellipse)] |
| periareionnoun | The point in an elliptical orbit around Mars that is closest to Mars. |
| perigalacticonnoun | (astronomy) The point in the orbit of a star at which it is closest to the centre of its local galaxy |
| periapsisnoun | (astronomy, astrophysics) The point of a body's (elliptical) orbit in a 2-body gravitational system such that the distance between the two bodies (measured from their respective centres of mass) is at its minimum. |
| apsisnoun | (astronomy) Either of the points in the elliptical orbit of a planet, comet, or moon where it is closest or furthest from the body it orbits; examples are perihelion, aphelion, perigee, and apogee |
| anticenternoun | (astronomy) The point in the sky opposite to that of the centre of the galaxy (when viewed from Earth) |
| apobaryonnoun | (astronomy) The furthest point of an astronomical object in an elliptical orbit to the center of mass of the system. |
| apohermnoun | (astronomy) In an orbit around the planet Mercury, the point that is most distant from Mercury. |
| apofocusnoun | (astronomy) apocenter, apobaryon |
| apastronnoun | (astronomy) The point of greatest separation between a celestial object and the star which it orbits. |
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