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advance of the perihelion

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advance of the perihelion [əd′vans əvthə ¦per·ə¦hēl·yən]
(astronomy)
The slow rotation of the major axis of a planet's orbit in the direction of the planet's revolution, due to gravitational interactions with other planets and other effects such as those of general relativity.


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