Where does “pericenter” come from?
pericenter (English) comes from English Center, from Middle English center, from Middle French centre, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom.
pericenter (English): The periapsis, the point of closest approach of...
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- The periapsis, the point of closest approach of...
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