appulse

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conjunction or occultation
a close approach of two heavenly bodies
An energetic movement towards or against something
{n} the act of striking against
The near approach of one heavenly body to another, or to the meridian; a coming into conjunction; as, the appulse of the moon to a star, or of a star to the meridian
A driving or running towards; approach; impulse; also, the act of striking against