Apophis
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Apophis
< Greek Ápophis < Egyptian; see Apepi
Example Sentences
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Yes, astronomers point to asteroid 99942 Apophis, 1,099 feet wide and first identified in 2004.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2025
This happened in 2004 when an asteroid called Apophis was calculated to have a 2.7% chance of striking Earth in 2029; further observations ruled out an impact.
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2025
Though its return capsule is now back on Earth, the probe keeps on flying, toward another asteroid called Apophis.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 11, 2023
Meanwhile, OSIRIS-Rex is now chasing a new target — a near-Earth asteroid named Apophis.
From DOGO News ● Oct. 4, 2023
On the way the serpent Neha-hir has to be overcome; he is but another form of the serpent Apophis, the enemy of Ra, who thus takes the place of Set, the enemy of Osiris.
From The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia by A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce
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