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apoapsides

apoapsides is the plural 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

Synonyms of apoapsides

Forms of apoapsides

alternative formapapsides

Origin of apoapsides

apo- + apsides

Questions about apoapsides

What is apoapsides the plural of?
Apoapsides is the plural of apoapsis.

Words near apoapsides in the dictionary

  1. apo-
  2. apoaequorin
  3. apoaequorins
  4. apoapse
  5. apoapses
  6. apoapsides
  7. apoapsis
  8. apoapsises
  9. apoareion
  10. apoareon
  11. apoastra

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