apocenter
[ ap-uh-sen-ter ]
/ ˈæp əˌsɛn tər /
noun Astronomy.
the point in the orbit of a heavenly body farthest from a primary other than the earth or the sun.
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pericenter.
OTHER WORDS FROM apocenter
ap·o·cen·tric, adjective ap·o·cen·tric·i·ty [ap-uh-sen-tris-i-tee] /ˌæp ə sɛnˈtrɪs ɪ ti/, nounWords nearby apocenter
apocalypticism,
apocalyptist,
apocarp,
apocarpous,
apocatastasis,
apocenter,
apochromat,
apochromatic,
apochromatic objective,
apocopate,
apocope