APOLUNE


Meaning of APOLUNE in English

[ 'apə(ʊ)lu:n ]

■ noun the point at which a spacecraft in lunar orbit is furthest from the moon. The opposite of perilune .

Origin

1960s: from apo- + L. luna 'moon', on the pattern of apogee .

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