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peribothra

peribothra is the plural of peribothron.

Meaning of peribothron

Noun

peribothron (plural peribothra)

  1. The point in an elliptical orbit around a black hole where the orbiting body is closest to the black hole.
    • We also examine the final peribothra q of these orbits to ensure that they are consistent with the observed value for S0-2.2003 August, A Gould& AC Quillen, “Sagittarius A* companion S0-2: a probe of very high mass star formation”, in The Astrophysical Journal, volume 592, number 2

Questions about peribothra

What is peribothra the plural of?
Peribothra is the plural of peribothron.

Words near peribothra in the dictionary

  1. Periboea
  2. periboli
  3. periboloi
  4. peribolos
  5. peribolus
  6. peribothra
  7. peribothron
  8. peribranchial
  9. peribroncheal
  10. peribroncheolar
  11. peribronchial

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