apolune

English

Etymology

From apo- (“far”) + (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin lūna (“moon”).

Noun

apolune (plural apolunes)

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

Synonyms

• apocynthion

Antonyms

• perilune

Hypernyms

• apoapsis
• apocenter

Related terms

• see apoapsis

Translations

point of a lunar orbit farthest from the Moon

• Finnish: apoluni
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

See also

• Apsis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia