PERILUNE


Meaning of PERILUNE in English

/per"i loohn'/ , n.

the point in a lunar orbit that is nearest to the moon. Cf. apolune .

[ 1955-60; PERI- + -lune luna moon, on the model of PERIGEE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .