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pericenter

[ per-uh-sen-ter ]

noun

Astronomy.
  1. the point at which a heavenly body orbiting around a primary other than the earth or sun is closest to the primary.


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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±è±ð°ùi·³¦±ð²Ôt°ù²¹±ô ±è±ð°ùi·³¦±ð²Ôt°ù¾±³¦ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of pericenter1

First recorded in 1900–05; peri- + center
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Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

The plume was present when Europa was near apocenter and was not detected close to its pericenter, in agreement with tidal modeling predictions.

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