point of periapsis
noun
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(astronomy) the point in an orbit closest to the body being orbited
Types & categories
- celestial point hypernym
- perigee hyponym
- perihelion hyponym
- perijove hyponym
- periselene hyponym
Parts & wholes
- orbit part holonym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
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| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | apoapsis |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | astronomy |
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | orbit |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | celestial point |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | perigee |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | perihelion |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | perijove |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | periselene |