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apocenter
[ ap-uh-sen-ter ]
/ ˈæp əˌsɛn tər /
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noun Astronomy.
the point in the orbit of a heavenly body farthest from a primary other than the earth or the sun.
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OTHER WORDS FROM apocenter
ap·o·cen·tric, adjectiveap·o·cen·tric·i·ty [ap-uh-sen-tris-i-tee], /ˌæp ə sɛnˈtrɪs ɪ ti/, nounWords nearby apocenter
apocalypticism, apocalyptist, apocarp, apocarpous, apocatastasis, apocenter, apochromat, apochromatic, apocopate, apocope, apocrine
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