pericynthion
Meanings
noun
- The point in an elliptical orbit around the moon that passes closest to the moon.
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Etymology
From peri- + Cynthia (“Artemis, the Moon”) + -ion, from Ancient Greek περι- (peri-) + Κυνθία (Kunthía, “Artemis”). Compare perihelion, periastron.
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