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Word: Periapsis
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌpɛrɪˈapsɪs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the point in the path of an orbiting body at which it is nearest to the body that it orbits.
Short Definition:point in path of orbiting body at which it is nearest to body that it orbits
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