Definition of apoapsis Apoapsis
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What does apoapsis mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: apoapses |
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| apoapsis - (astronomy) the point in an orbit farthest from the body being orbited | ||
| point of apoapsis | ||
| periapsis, point of periapsis (astronomy) the point in an orbit closest to the body being orbited | ||
| celestial point a point in the heavens (on the celestial sphere) | ||
| celestial orbit, orbit the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another; "he plotted the orbit of the moon" | ||
| astronomy, uranology the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole | ||
| apogee apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth | ||
| aphelion apoapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet that is at the greatest distance from the sun | ||
| apojove apoapsis in orbit around Jupiter | ||
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Part of speech
🔤- apoapsis, noun, singular of apoapsises / apoapsisses.
