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advance of the perihelion comparison table

Subject is a kind of has definition

motion physical process Process of passing through space or changing position

advance of the perihelion motion The slow rotation of the major axis of a planet's orbit in the same direction as the revolution of the planet itself, due to gravitational interactions with other planets and/or other effects (such as those due to general relativity).

Subject	is a kind of	has definition
motion	physical process	Process of passing through space or changing position
advance of the perihelion	motion	The slow rotation of the major axis of a planet's orbit in the same direction as the revolution of the planet itself, due to gravitational interactions with other planets and/or other effects (such as those due to general relativity).

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