apolune

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

apolune (plural apolunes)

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

Synonyms

• apocynthion
• aposelene

Antonyms

• perilune

Hypernyms

• apoapsis
• apocenter

Related terms

• see apoapsis

Translations

point of a lunar orbit farthest from the Moon

Bulgarian: аполун m (apolun) Czech: apolunium n Finnish: apoluni

See also

• Apsis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia