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apocentric

apocentric adjective: of or pertaining to the apocenter, the point in an orbit which is furthest from the orbited body.

Adjective

apocentric (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the apocenter, the point in an orbit which is furthest from the orbited body

Origin of apocentric

From apo- + centric.

Words formed from apocentric

Questions about apocentric

What does apocentric mean?
Apocentric means of or pertaining to the apocenter, the point in an orbit which is furthest from the orbited body.
What part of speech is apocentric?
Apocentric is an adjective.

Words near apocentric in the dictionary

  1. apocatastatic
  2. apocenter
  3. apocenters
  4. apocentre
  5. apocentres
  6. apocentric
  7. apocentricity
  8. apocentromeric
  9. apoceruloplasmin
  10. apochromat
  11. apochromate

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