pericentre

US pericenter

/ (ˈpɛrɪˌsɛntə) /

noun

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

Nearby words

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

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Examples from the Web for pericentre

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