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noun
astronomy The point in an orbit farthest from the body being orbited.
synonym: apoapsis.
is a specific kind of: celestial point.
is a broader term that covers: apogee | aphelion | apojove | apolune, aposelene.
is a part of: celestial orbit, orbit.
domain category: astronomy, uranology.
is the opposite of: periapsis, point of periapsis.
Polish: apocentrum
Find more on point of apoapsis elsewhere: etymology - rhymes - Wikipedia.
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