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Word: Perilune
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1960s: from peri-‘around’ + Latin luna ‘moon’, on the pattern of perigee
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈpɛrɪl(j)uːn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the point at which a spacecraft in lunar orbit is closest to the moon.
Short Definition:point at which spacecraft in lunar orbit is closest to moon
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