OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 26948

apsis

/ˈæpsɪs/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
ápside
Either of the points in the elliptical orbit of a planet, comet, or moon where it is closest or furthest from the body it orbits; examples are perihelion, aphelion, perigee, and apogee
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