Apoapsis Common

Apoapsis has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

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

apoapsis point of apoapsis

The point of a body's elliptical orbit about the system's centre of mass where the distance between the body and the centre of mass is at its maximum.

See Also

apogalacticon apokrone apojove aerocapture apohadion apastron apoherm point

Related Terms

apogalacticon apokrone apojove aerocapture apohadion apastron apoherm point apoareion distance apocynthion apoposeidion apogee aponigricon body aposelene mass apouranion aposaturnium apocytherion

Antonyms

point of periapsis periapsis

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

celestial point

Narrower Terms (hyponyms)

apogee aphelion apojove aposelene

Rhyming Words

sis asis ssis osis csis psis isis apsis iasis mysis oasis arsis ensis assis basis lysis tasis sepsis miosis deesis

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