APOGALACTEUM


Meaning of APOGALACTEUM in English

ˌapəgəˈlaktēəm, -kshēəm; -ˌgaˌlakˈtē- noun

( -s )

Etymology: New Latin, from apo- + -galacteum (from Greek galakt-, gala milk) — more at galaxy

: the point of the hypothetical orbit of the sun or another star at which it is most remote from the galactic nucleus

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