pericynthion
/ (ˌpɛrɪˈsɪnθɪən) /
noun
the point at which a spacecraft launched from earth into a lunar orbit is nearest the moon: Compare perilune, apocynthion
Origin of pericynthion
1C20: from peri- + -cynthion, from Cynthia
Words Nearby pericynthion
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