Term Gallery logo

Meanings of periastron in English

Russian
периастр
Portuguese
perigeu
Spanish
periastro

The closest point in an orbit around a star.

      периастр
      No examples available for any of the synonyms
      Usage of periastron in English
      1
      I think they'll be adequate for anything that happens at periastron.
      Oomphel in the Sky
      2
      Not yet, but we're well past periastron now.
      Analog sff, december 2009
      3
      There was a project to provide shelters for the periastron storms set up ten years ago.
      Oomphel in the Sky
      4
      Mean they always acted this way at periastron?
      Oomphel in the Sky
      5
      Three days before periastron, they experienced a small earthquake, a thud followed by rumbling and groaning for about twenty seconds.
      Analog sff, december 2009
      6
      It seems that the government here knew all about the weather conditions they could expect at periastron, and had made plans for them.
      Oomphel in the Sky
      Translations for periastron
      Periastron through the time