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periapsis vs perilune

perilune vs periapsis

periapsis and perilune both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
periapsis Yes No No No
perilune Yes No No No
As nouns, perilune is a hyponym of periapsis; that is, perilune is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than periapsis:
  • periapsis: (astronomy) the point in an orbit closest to the body being orbited
  • perilune: periapsis in orbit around the moon
Other hyponyms of periapsis include perigee, perihelion, perijove, periselene.
periapsis (noun) perilune (noun)
(astronomy) the point in an orbit closest to the body being orbited periapsis in orbit around the moon
Difference between periapsis and perilune

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