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

Derived forms: points of apoapsis

Type of: celestial point

Antonym: point of periapsis

Part of: celestial orbit, orbit

Nearest

point after
point after touchdown
point duty
point in time
point jam
point lace
point man
point mass
point mutation
point of accumulation
point of apoapsis
point of departure
point of entry
point of honor
point of honour
point of intersection
point of no return
point of order
point of periapsis
point of reference
point of view