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apapsis

apapsis is the alternative form of apoapsis.

Meaning of apoapsis

Noun

apoapsis (plural apoapsides or apoapsises or apoapses)

  1. 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.
    Synonyms:
    apocenter, apoapse

Forms of apapsis

pluralapapsides
pluralapapsises
pluralapapses

Questions about apapsis

What is apapsis the alternative form of?
Apapsis is the alternative form of apoapsis.

Words near apapsis in the dictionary

  1. APAP
  2. apapane
  3. apapanes
  4. Apaporis
  5. apapransa
  6. apapsis
  7. apar
  8. aparallactine
  9. aparallactines
  10. aparametric
  11. Aparan

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