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apolune

[ap-uh-loon]
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noun Aerospace.
  1. the point in a lunar orbit that is farthest from the moon.
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Origin of apolune

1965–70; apo- + -lune < Latin lūna moon, on the model of apogee, etc.
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British Dictionary definitions for apolune

apolune

noun
  1. the point in a lunar orbit when a spacecraft is at its greatest distance from the moonCompare apocynthion, perilune
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Word Origin

C20: from apo- + -lune, from Latin lūna moon
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apolune in Science

apolune

[ăp′ə-lōōn′]
  1. The point at which an object orbiting the Moon, such as an artificial satellite, is farthest from the Moon's center.
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