apoapsis

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Noun

apoapsis (plural apoapsides)

1. (astronomy) The point of a body's elliptical orbit about the system's centre of mass where the distance between the body and the centre of mass is at its maximum.

Synonyms

• apocenter

Antonyms

• periapsis

Related terms

• apastron
• aphelion
• apoareion
• apocenter
• apocynthion
• apogalacticon
• apogee
• apohermion
• apojove
• apokrone, apokron
• apolune
• aponigricon
• aposaturnium
• aposelene

Translations

• French: apoapse, apoapside

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