Definitions for periastron

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periastron per·i·as·tron

Spelling: [per-ee-as-truh n, -tron]

IPA: /ˌpɛr iˈæs trən, -trɒn/

Periastron is a 10 letter English word.

You can make 1322 anagrams from letters in periastron (aeinoprrst).

Definitions for periastron

noun

1. the point at which the stars of a binary system are closest (opposed to apastron).

Origin of periastron

1850-55; peri- + Greek ástron star; modeled on perihelion

Examples for periastron

At least, the periastron effects; there was another angle to it.