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pericentre

/ ˈpɛrɪˌsɛntə /

noun

  1. the point in an elliptical orbit that is nearest to the centre of mass of the system
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

Starting from the pericentre, it is completed on the return to the pericentre.

In astronomy the word denotes the angular distance of a body from the pericentre of the orbit in which it is moving.

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