periselene

Definitions of periselene
  1. noun
    periapsis in orbit around the moon
    synonyms: perilune
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    antonyms:
    aposelene
    apoapsis in orbit around the moon
    type of:
    periapsis, point of periapsis
    (astronomy) the point in an orbit closest to the body being orbited
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