apocenter

[ ap-uh-sen-ter ]

/ ˈæp əˌsɛn tər /

noun Astronomy.

the point in the orbit of a heavenly body farthest from a primary other than the earth or the sun.

Nearby words

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

Compare pericenter.

Origin of apocenter

First recorded in 1900–05; apo- + center

Related forms

ap·o·cen·tric, adjectiveap·o·cen·tric·i·ty

[ap-uh-sen-tris-i-tee] /ˌæp ə sɛnˈtrɪs ɪ ti/, noun

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