APASTRON


Meaning of APASTRON in English

(ˈ)a|pastrən, -ˌsträn noun

( plural apas·tra -_strə)

Etymology: New Latin, from apo- + Greek astron star — more at star

: the point in the orbit of one star of a binary where it is farthest from the other — compare periastron

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