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pericytherion

pericytherion noun: periapsis around Venus.

Noun

pericytherion (plural pericytheria)

  1. Periapsis around Venus.
    • this situation is illustrated in Figure 4, where the pericytherion radius 𝑟𝑝, the apocytherion radius 𝑟𝑎, and the mean radius of Venus 𝑅𝑉 are indicated.2024 September 7, Alessandro A. Quarta, “Venus Magnetotail Long-Term Sensing Using Solar Sails”, in Applied Sciences, volume 14, number 17, page 8016

Antonyms of pericytherion

Forms of pericytherion

pluralpericytheria

Origin of pericytherion

From peri- + cythero- + -ion.

Questions about pericytherion

What does pericytherion mean?
Pericytherion means periapsis around Venus.
What part of speech is pericytherion?
Pericytherion is a noun.
What is the plural of pericytherion?
The plural of pericytherion is pericytheria.

Words near pericytherion in the dictionary

  1. pericysts
  2. pericytal
  3. pericyte
  4. pericytes
  5. pericytheria
  6. pericytherion
  7. pericytial
  8. pericytic
  9. pericytoplasmic
  10. Pericú
  11. peridendritic

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