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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Origin of apocenter

First recorded in 1900–05; apo- + center

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/, noun

Words nearby apocenter

apocalypticism, apocalyptist, apocarp, apocarpous, apocatastasis, apocenter, apochromat, apochromatic, apochromatic objective, apocopate, apocope