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longitude of periapsis

longitude of periapsis noun: the longitude of an orbiting body at which the periapsis would occur if the body had no orbiting inclination.

Noun

longitude of periapsis (plural longitudes of periapsis)

  1. The longitude of an orbiting body at which the periapsis would occur if the body had no orbiting inclination.

Forms of longitude of periapsis

plurallongitudes of periapsis

Questions about longitude of periapsis

What does longitude of periapsis mean?
Longitude of periapsis means the longitude of an orbiting body at which the periapsis would occur if the body had no orbiting inclination.
What part of speech is longitude of periapsis?
Longitude of periapsis is a noun.
What is the plural of longitude of periapsis?
The plural of longitude of periapsis is longitudes of periapsis.

Words near longitude of periapsis in the dictionary

  1. longissimus
  2. longitarsal
  3. longitude
  4. longitude clock
  5. longitude clocks
  6. longitude of periapsis
  7. longitudes
  8. longitudes of periapsis
  9. longitudinal
  10. longitudinal aberration
  11. longitudinal aberrations

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