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perilune

per i lune |ˈperiˌlo͞on ˈpɛrəlun | noun the point at which a spacecraft in lunar orbit is closest to the moon. The opposite of apolune. ORIGIN 1960s: from peri- around + Latin luna moon, on the pattern of perigee .

 

Oxford Dictionary

perilune

perilune |ˈpɛrɪluːn | noun [ mass noun ] the point at which a spacecraft in lunar orbit is closest to the moon. The opposite of apolune. ORIGIN 1960s: from peri- around + Latin luna moon , on the pattern of perigee .

 

Duden Dictionary

Perilun

Pe ri lun Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Peril u n |das Perilun; Genitiv: des Periluns, Plural: die Perilune griechisch-lateinisch mondnächster Punkt der Umlaufbahn eines Raumflugkörpers