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Noun: apoapsis (apoapses)
  1. (astronomy) the point in an orbit farthest from the body being orbited
    - point of apoapsis

Derived forms: apoapses

Type of: celestial point

Antonym: periapsis

Part of: celestial orbit, orbit

Encyclopedia: Apoapsis

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Aplodontia rufa
Aplodontiidae
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Aplysia
Aplysia punctata
Aplysiidae
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apneic
apnoea
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apoapsis
apocalypse
Apocalypse
apocalyptic
apocalyptical
apocarpous
apocenter
apocentre
apochromatic
apocope
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