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apolune

 
Dictionary: a·po·lune   (ăp'ə-lūn') pronunciation
 
n.

The point of an orbit around the moon farthest from the moon's center.

[APO– + Latin lūna, moon; see lune.]


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WordNet: apolune
 
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: apoapsis in orbit around the moon
  Synonym: aposelene
  Antonym: perilune (meaning #1)


 
 
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