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Meaning of "periastron" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PERIASTRON

periastron  [ˌpɛrɪˈæstrɒn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PERIASTRON

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Periastron is a noun.
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WHAT DOES PERIASTRON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

periastron

Apsis

An apsis (Greek ἁψίς, gen. ἁψίδος), plural apsides (/ˈæpsɨdiːz/; Greek: ἁψίδες), is a point of greatest or least distance of a body in an elliptic orbit about a larger body. For a body orbiting the Sun the greatest and least distance points are called respectively aphelion and perihelion (/æpˈhiːliən/, /ˌpɛrɨˈhiːliən/), whereas for any satellite of Earth including the Moon the corresponding points are apogee and perigee (/ˈpɛrɨdʒiː/). The generic suffix, independent of the particular central body, can be either apsis or centre, hence apoapsis, apocentre or apapsis (from ἀπ(ό) (ap(ó)), meaning "from"), and periapsis or pericentre (from περί (peri), meaning "around"). During the Apollo program, the terms pericynthion and apocynthion (referencing Cynthia, an alternative name for the Greek Moon goddess Artemis) were used when referring to the Moon. A straight line connecting the periapsis and apoapsis is the line of apsides. This is the major axis of the ellipse, its greatest diameter.

Definition of periastron in the English dictionary

The definition of periastron in the dictionary is the point in the orbit of a body around a star when it is nearest to the star, esp applied to double-star systems.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PERIASTRON


Accutron
ˈækjuːˌtrɒn
betatron
ˈbiːtəˌtrɒn
biotron
ˈbaɪəʊˌtrɒn
cyclotron
ˈsaɪkləˌtrɒn
digitron
ˈdɪdʒɪˌtrɒn
electron
ɪˈlɛktrɒn
intron
ˈɪntrɒn
isotron
ˈaɪsəˌtrɒn
klystron
ˈklɪstrɒn
latron
ˈleɪtrɒn
magnetron
ˈmæɡnɪˌtrɒn
mellotron
ˈmɛləˌtrɒn
negatron
ˈnɛɡəˌtrɒn
neutron
ˈnjuːtrɒn
photoelectron
ˌfəʊtəʊɪˈlɛktrɒn
positron
ˈpɒzɪˌtrɒn
synchrotron
ˈsɪŋkrəˌtrɒn
tevatron
ˈtevəˌtrɒn
thyratron
ˈθaɪrəˌtrɒn
tron
trɒn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PERIASTRON

peri
periagua
periaktos
perianth
periapsis
periapt
periblast
periblem
peribolos
pericardia
pericardiac
pericardial
pericardian
pericarditic
pericarditis
pericardium
pericarp
pericarpial
pericarpic
pericenter

WORDS THAT END LIKE PERIASTRON

Chronotron
cistron
citron
delayed neutron
elytron
entoplastron
epiplastron
fast neutron
free electron
hyoplastron
hypoplastron
ignitron
matron
natron
patron
phytotron
plastron
teletron
waitron
xiphiplastron

Synonyms and antonyms of periastron in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «periastron» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PERIASTRON

Find out the translation of periastron to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of periastron from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «periastron» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

近星点
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

periastro
570 millions of speakers

English

periastron
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

periastron
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

periastron
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

периастра
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

periastro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

periastron
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

periastron
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Periastron
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Periastron
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

periastron
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

근성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Periastron
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

periastron
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

periastron
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पेरिस्टेरोन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

enberi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

periastro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

perycentrum
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

периастра
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

periastron
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

περίαστρο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

periastron
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

periastron
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

periastron
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of periastron

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PERIASTRON»

The term «periastron» is normally little used and occupies the 130.210 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PERIASTRON» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «periastron» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «periastron» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about periastron

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PERIASTRON»

Discover the use of periastron in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to periastron and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Formation and Early Evolution of Stars: From Dust to ...
periastron separation of the two stars is only 8 stellar radii. [519]. This has a few interesting consequences. One consequence is that as long as the two stars are not near periastron passage, they indeed behave like moderately active CTTS.
Norbert S. Schulz, 2012
2
Astrophysics at Very High Energies: Saas-Fee Advanced Course ...
of the IC flux around the periastron passage. This should lead to an increase of the synchrotron X-radiation which, however, is not observed. Just opposite, the X- ray lightcurve contains a clear minimum at the periastron. It has been claimed ...
Felix Aharonian, Lars Bergström, Charles Dermer, 2013
3
Atmospheric Dynamics on Strongly Irradiated Jovian Planets
The small points on the orbital diagram show the position of the planet at one- hour intervals; the larger globes (labeled 1 through 4) show the position of the planet at times t = — 19h, Oh, +19h, +38h relative to periastron. The black poles on ...
Jonathan Langton, 2008
4
From the Blue Ridge to the Coastal Plain; Field Excursions ...
Established by Unger (1856) from the Russchiefer shales in Thuringia, Germany, Periastron was subsequently identified from the New Albany Shale in Indiana and Kentucky and the Lydiennes formation in southern France (Scott and Jeffrey,  ...
Martha Cary Eppes, Mervin J. Bartholomew, Geological Society of America, 2012
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An Astrometric Analysis of Eta Carinae's Eruptive History ...
5.6. Periastron. passage. Given a closest approach of 0.78 A.U., what is the nature of the interaction between the two stars? How large are the tidal forces and is there any mass exchange?
Bryan N. Dorland, 2007
6
Binaries as Tracers of Stellar Formation
An approximate scale length for such interactions can be obtained by plotting curves of constant periastron separation in the e-log P plane. In Figure 2 we show the PMS eccentricity distribution and a curve of constant periastron separation ...
Antoine Duquennoy, Michel Mayor, 1992
7
Fundamentals of Astronomy
A = primary star, B = true companion, B' = projected companion, P = periastron, I* = projected periastron. The line NN' is the line of nodes. Notice that A is not in the focus of the apparent ellipse. the observed elements are connected to the true ...
C Barbieri, 2006
8
Eta Carinae and the Supernova Impostors
The orientation of the shock structure may be significantly distorted by orbital motion [70,74]; • Radiative cooling may destabilize the shock near periastron, possibly causing a general disruption or collapse of the X-ray source region [25, 61]; ...
Kris Davidson, Roberta M. Humphreys, 2012
9
Time, Space, Stars & Man: The Story of the Big Bang
Figure 20.6 The modification of an elliptical orbit in a freely—rotating medium showing the effect of forces at periastron and apastron. At periastron the effect is to modify the orbit towards the green form. At apastron the effect is to modify the ...
M. M. Woolfson, 2013
10
The Multi-Messenger Approach to High-Energy Gamma-Ray ...
Data for four different periastron passages. are shown with different colors: red ( 1994), green (1997), black (2000) and blue (2004). Bottom X axis shows the orbital phase, θ, top X axis shows days from periastron, τ the unpulsed radio emission ...
Josep M. Paredes, Olaf Reimer, Diego F. Torres, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PERIASTRON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term periastron is used in the context of the following news items.
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NASA Spots Pulsar Blowing A Hole Through Stellar Disk
... from the binary as initiated by the interaction of the pulsar with the decretion disk of the O-star located around the periastron passage. «Tech Times, Jul 15»
2
Earth To See Galactic Fireworks Display In 2018 With Collision Of …
"The next periastron is well constrained to occur in early 2018, providing an opportunity to observe enhanced high-energy emission as seen in ... «Tech Times, Jul 15»
3
The Universe itself
... one of which is a pulsar) exhibits a 'periastron shift' analogous to Mercury's perihelion shift. Radio spectra of binary pulsars reflect this effect. «Nature.com, Jul 15»
4
Alexandria Student Eliminated In National Spelling Bee
Bailly didn't comply. The word was “periastron”, which means the point in the orbit of a celestial body where it's nearest to its primary star. «Rapid News Network, May 15»
5
Italian word spells end of the line for Morristown girl at national bee
Asked to spell "periastron" during the 5th Round, she asked bee pronouncer Jacques Bailly, "Would you say we're old friends? You would, right ... «Daily Record, May 15»
6
Down to the finish: 10 make finals in National Spelling Bee - KLTV …
The word was "periastron," which means the point in the orbit of a celestial body where it's nearest to its primary star. But when Bailly gave the language of origin ... «KLTV, May 15»
7
What Kind of Object Can Survive a Close Encounter With a Monster …
*Normally, a close encounter with a star or object like it would be called periastron. But this is a black hole, so this term peribothron is used; ... «Slate Magazine, Apr 15»
8
Close encounters involving free-floating planets in star clusters
The periastron velocity distribution for all encounters is well-described by a modified Maxwell-Bolzmann distribution, and the periastron ... «Space Ref, Mar 15»
9
Eta Carinae's Throbbing X-ray Pulse
But when closest to each other, at periastron, the two flows collide violently, creating a shock boundary that heats the gas to tens of millions of ... «Sky & Telescope, Jan 15»
10
Video: Superstar Eta Carinae
The very eccentric mutual orbit of the two massive stars of Eta Carinae bring them close every 5.5 years. At their closest approach, or periastron ... «EarthSky, Jan 15»

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