单词 | perijove |
释义 | perijoven. Astronomy and Astronautics. That point in the path of a celestial object or spacecraft orbiting (or passing) Jupiter at which it is nearest to the planet. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > planet > primary planet > satellite of Jupiter > [noun] > position of perijove1837 apojove1867 1837 W. Whewell Hist. Inductive Sci. II. vii. iv. 229 Determining the direction of the motions of the perijove and node of each satellite. 1881 Nature 27 Jan. 298/2 From the ecliptical co-ordinates of the comet with respect to Jupiter..the perijove is found to have taken place. 1914 Ann. Math. 16 27 The longitude of the perijove is constantly increasing. 1973 Science 7 Dec. 1022/2 At perijove (the position of closest approach to Jupiter)..the spacecraft will be 2.86 R3 from the center of the planet. 1996 Icarus 121 228/2 No fracture mechanism..can account for the breakup [of Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9] into a dozen or more pieces along the 1992 perijove. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1837 |
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