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periapsis definition

peri·ap·sis (per′ē ap′sis)

noun

Astron. the nearest point to the gravitational center in the orbit of any satellite

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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