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perilune

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per⋅i⋅lune

  [per-i-loon]
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–noun
the point in a lunar orbit that is nearest to the moon.
Compare apolune.

Origin:
1955–60; peri- + -lune < L lūna moon, on the model of perigee
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perilune   (pěr'ĭ-ln')  Pronunciation Key 
The point at which an object orbiting the Moon, such as an artificial satellite, is closest to the Moon's center.
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Copyright © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved.
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