Apohele asteroid

noun

An asteroid whose orbit lies completely within the orbit of the Earth.

OriginHawaiian apohele →
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Meanings

nounApohele asteroid (plural Apohele asteroids)

plural Apohele asteroids

  1. astronomyAn asteroid whose orbit lies completely within the orbit of the Earth.

Origin

  1. Hawaiianapohele“orbit”
  2. EnglishApohele asteroid

From Hawaiian apohele (“orbit”) + asteroid.

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Apohele asteroid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Apohele%20asteroid

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“Apohele asteroid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Apohele%20asteroid. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Apohele asteroid,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Apohele%20asteroid.

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