Dictionary
per•i•as•tron
Pronunciation: (per"ē-as'trun, -tron), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -traPronunciation: (-tru). [key]
Astron.
the point at which the stars of a binary system are closest (opposed to
apastron).
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