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periapse

periapse noun: a periapsis.

Noun

periapse (plural periapses)

  1. A periapsis.

Forms of periapse

pluralperiapses

Questions about periapse

What does periapse mean?
Periapse means a periapsis.
What part of speech is periapse?
Periapse is a noun.
What is the plural of periapse?
The plural of periapse is periapses.

Words near periapse in the dictionary

  1. periapicals
  2. periapices
  3. periapocalyptic
  4. periappendiceal
  5. periappendicular
  6. periapse
  7. periapses
  8. periapsides
  9. periapsis
  10. periapsises
  11. periapt

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