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apolune

Pronunciation: /ˈapə(ʊ)luːn/

Definition of apolune

noun

[mass noun]
  • the point at which a spacecraft in lunar orbit is furthest from the moon. The opposite of perilune.

Origin:

1960s: from apo- + Latin luna 'moon', on the pattern of apogee

apolune in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of apolune in the US English dictionary