apolune

English

Etymology

From apo- (“far”) + Latin lūna (“moon”).

Noun

apolune (plural apolunes)

(astronomy) The point of an elliptical lunar orbit where the distance between the satellite and the Moon is at its maximum.

Synonyms

apocynthion

Antonyms

perilune

Hypernyms

Related terms

see apoapsis

Translations

point of a lunar orbit farthest from the Moon

Finnish: apoluni

See also

Apsis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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