pericentre

US pericenter

/ (ˈpɛrɪˌsɛntə) /

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noun

the point in an elliptical orbit that is nearest to the centre of mass of the system

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Words nearby pericentre

pericardium, pericarp, pericementitis, pericementum, pericenter, pericentre, perichaetial, pericholangitis, perichondral bone, perichondritis, perichondrium

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How to use pericentre in a sentence

Starting from the pericentre, it is completed on the return to the pericentre.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2|Various
In astronomy the word denotes the angular distance of a body from the pericentre of the orbit in which it is moving.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2|Various