apapsis

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A form of apoapsis — The point of a body's elliptical orbit about the system's centre of mass where the distance between the body and the centre of mass is at its maximum.

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Meanings

nounapapsis (plural apapsides or apapsises or apapses)

plural apapsides · plural apapsises · plural apapses

  1. alternativeAlternative form of apoapsis.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

papissa
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APA

apapsis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apapsis

MLA

“apapsis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apapsis. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “apapsis,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apapsis.

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