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Definition of Periselene
1. Noun. Periapsis in orbit around the moon.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Periselene
Literary usage of Periselene
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"The surface Apollo 12 field intensity and gradient upper limit together with
recent Explorer 35 data from orbits having periselene in the neighborhood of ..."
2. Fraser's Magazine for Town and Country (1876)
"A periselene was occasionally seen, also a parhelion, on the sun's return.
After the ship was housed in foi the winter, the daily divisions, or inspection, ..."