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aposelenium

aposelenium noun: the point of a body's elliptical orbit about the moon's centre of mass where the distance between the body and the centre of mass is at its maximum.

Noun

aposelenium (uncountable)

  1. The point of a body's elliptical orbit about the moon's centre of mass where the distance between the body and the centre of mass is at its maximum.
    • Hence, the Earth gravity allows the decrease of the particle energy from zero to a negative value and its capture by the moon to an elliptical orbit, e.g., with a periselenium of ~2,000 km and a high aposelenium of ~70,000h km.2004, Science and Technology Series, volume 108, American Astronautical Society, page 162
    Synonyms:
    aposelene

Synonyms of aposelenium

Antonyms

Origin of aposelenium

From apo- + seleno- + -ium, Latin form of -ion.

Questions about aposelenium

What does aposelenium mean?
Aposelenium means the point of a body's elliptical orbit about the moon's centre of mass where the distance between the body and the centre of mass is at its maximum.
What part of speech is aposelenium?
Aposelenium is a noun.

Words near aposelenium in the dictionary

  1. aposafranine
  2. aposaturnium
  3. aposcopolamine
  4. aposelene
  5. aposelenes
  6. aposelenium
  7. aposematic
  8. aposematically
  9. aposematism
  10. aposematisms
  11. aposepalous

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