antapex

[ ant-ey-peks ]

/ æntˈeɪ pɛks /

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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.

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Origin of antapex

First recorded in 1885–90; ant- + apex

Words nearby antapex

antalkali, antalkaline, Antalya, antanaclasis, Antananarivo, antapex, antaranga, Antarctic, Antarctica, Antarctic Archipelago, Antarctic beech