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apoapsises

apoapsises 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

Questions about apoapsises

What is apoapsises the plural of?
Apoapsises is the plural of apoapsis.

Words near apoapsises in the dictionary

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

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