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Synonyms for apoapsis

Most common

apogee apocenter US apoapse aposelene

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Noun

Definitions

  1. n. 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.

Related words

Other spellings
apapsis

Forms

Plural
apoapsises → apogees, apocenters, apoapses, aposelenes…

Example sentences

  • apogee The launch of the satellite marked the apogee of the space program.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
apoapsissteady
apogeefalling
apocenterfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
apogee3
7 letters
apoapse
9 letters
apocenter, apocentre, aposelene

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (apogee3 = 3 syllables).

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apoapside