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periastron

/pɛɹɪˈæstɹən/

periastron noun: the point of an orbit in which a celestial body is at its closest to the star it is orbiting.

Noun

periastron (plural periastrons or periastra)

  1. The point of an orbit in which a celestial body is at its closest to the star it is orbiting.

periastron meaning in Malayalam

periastron in Malayalam

താര സമീപകം

Antonyms of periastron

Forms of periastron

pluralperiastrons
pluralperiastra

Origin of periastron

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

Questions about periastron

What does periastron mean?
Periastron means the point of an orbit in which a celestial body is at its closest to the star it is orbiting.
What is periastron in Malayalam?
Periastron in Malayalam is താര സമീപകം. See Periastron meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is periastron?
Periastron is a noun.
How do you pronounce periastron?
Periastron is pronounced /pɛɹɪˈæstɹən/.
What is the plural of periastron?
The plural of periastron is periastrons.

Words near periastron in the dictionary

  1. periarthritis
  2. periarticular
  3. periarticularly
  4. periastra
  5. periastral
  6. periastron
  7. periastrons
  8. periatrial
  9. periauger
  10. periaugers
  11. periauricular

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Adapted from Wiktionary: periastron (page history and authors); periastron (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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