How to pronounce apoapsis
American English pronunciation
ap-oh-AP-sis
- IPA
- /ˌæpoʊˈæpsɪs/
- Syllables
- ap · oh · AP · sis (4 syllables, stress on the 3rd)
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What apoapsis means
The farthest point of an orbit from what it circles
In a sentence: The comet reached its apoapsis and slowly began its long fall back toward the sun.
Where it comes from: It is apo-, a Greek prefix meaning away from, plus apsis, the name for the farthest or nearest point of an orbit.
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