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Apoapsis

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

(astronomy) the point in an orbit farthest from the body being orbited

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unclassified

Variants

synonym
point of apoapsis
plural
Apoapsises
possessive
Apoapsis's
pluralpossessive
Apoapsises'