APOCENTER


Meaning of APOCENTER in English

— apocentric , adj. — apocentricity /ap'euh sen tris"i tee/ , n.

/ap"euh sen'teuhr/ , n. Astron.

the point in the orbit of a heavenly body farthest from a primary other than the earth or the sun. Cf. pericenter .

[ 1900-05; APO- + CENTER ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .