aposelene

Definitions of aposelene
  1. noun
    apoapsis in orbit around the moon
    synonyms: apolune
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    antonyms:
    periselene
    periapsis in orbit around the moon
    type of:
    apoapsis, point of apoapsis
    (astronomy) the point in an orbit farthest from the body being orbited
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