Etymology

apoherm

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Today it means: In an orbit around the planet Mercury, the point that is most distant from Mercury. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἀπό
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀπό“away”
  2. English todayapoherm

From Ancient Greek ἀπό (apó, “away”) + Ἑρμῆς (Hermês, “Hermes/Mercury, messenger of the gods”).

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