PERILUNE

periselene, perilune

(noun) periapsis in orbit around the moon

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

perilune (plural perilunes)

(astronomy) The point of an elliptical lunar orbit where the distance between the satellite and the Moon is at its minimum.

Synonyms

• pericynthion

• periselene

Antonyms

• apolune

Anagrams

• luperine

Source: Wiktionary



RESET




Word of the Day

14 June 2025

FELLOW

(noun) a member of a learned society; “he was elected a fellow of the American Physiological Association”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.

coffee icon