periastron

Senso (Inglese)

That point of the orbit of a celestial body which is closest to the star around which the body is orbiting.

Concetti

sinonimi

Traduzioni

périastre

النقطة القبوية الحضيضة

periastron

periastro

Pronunciato come (IPA)
/pɛɹɪˈæstɹən/
Etimologia (Inglese)

From Ancient Greek περί (perí, “around”) + ἄστρον (ástron, “star”).

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