antapex
[ant-ey-peks]
noun, plural ant·a·pex·es, ant·ap·i·ces [ant-ap-uh-seez, -ey-puh-] /æntˈæp əˌsiz, -ˈeɪ pə-/. Astronomy.
the point exactly opposite in direction to the solar apex; the point away from which the solar system is moving and toward which the stars appear to be converging, located in the constellation Columba.
Nearby words
- antalkali,
- antalkaline,
- antalya,
- antanaclasis,
- antananarivo,
- antaphrodisiac,
- antaranga,
- antarchism,
- antarchy,
- antarctic
Origin of antapex
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