English noun: apoapsis | |||
1. | apoapsis (location) (astronomy) the point in an orbit farthest from the body being orbited | ||
Synonyms | point of apoapsis | ||
Broader (hypernym) | celestial point | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | aphelion, apogee, apojove, apolune, aposelene | ||
Part meronym | celestial orbit, orbit | ||
Domain category | astronomy, uranology | ||
Antonyms | periapsis, point of periapsis | ||