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PRONUNCIATION OF APOAPSIS

apoapsis  [ˌæpəʊˈæpsɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF APOAPSIS

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adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
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determiner
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Apoapsis is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES APOAPSIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

apoapsis

Apsis

An apsis (Greek ἁψίς, gen. ἁψίδος), plural apsides (/ˈæpsɨdiːz/; Greek: ἁψίδες), is a point of greatest or least distance of a body in an elliptic orbit about a larger body. For a body orbiting the Sun the greatest and least distance points are called respectively aphelion and perihelion (/æpˈhiːliən/, /ˌpɛrɨˈhiːliən/), whereas for any satellite of Earth including the Moon the corresponding points are apogee and perigee (/ˈpɛrɨdʒiː/). The generic suffix, independent of the particular central body, can be either apsis or centre, hence apoapsis, apocentre or apapsis (from ἀπ(ό) (ap(ó)), meaning "from"), and periapsis or pericentre (from περί (peri), meaning "around"). During the Apollo program, the terms pericynthion and apocynthion (referencing Cynthia, an alternative name for the Greek Moon goddess Artemis) were used when referring to the Moon. A straight line connecting the periapsis and apoapsis is the line of apsides. This is the major axis of the ellipse, its greatest diameter.

Definition of apoapsis in the English dictionary

The definition of apoapsis in the dictionary is the point in an elliptical orbit which is farthest from the object being orbited.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH APOAPSIS


ampelopsis
ˌæmpɪˈlɒpsɪs
antisepsis
ˌæntɪˈsɛpsɪs
apsis
ˈæpsɪs
asepsis
əˈsɛpsɪs
asynapsis
ˌeɪsɪnˈæpsɪs
coreopsis
ˌkɒrɪˈɒpsɪs
eclipsis
ɪˈklɪpsɪs
ellipsis
ɪˈlɪpsɪs
heliopsis
ˌhelɪˈɒpsɪs
meconopsis
ˌmɛkəˈnɒpsɪs
parasynapsis
ˌpærəsɪˈnæpsɪs
periapsis
ˌperɪˈæpsɪs
scepsis
ˈskepsɪs
sepsis
ˈsɛpsɪs
skepsis
ˈskɛpsɪs
stereopsis
ˌstɛrɪˈɒpsɪs
synapsis
sɪˈnæpsɪs
synopsis
sɪˈnɒpsɪs
thanatopsis
ˌθænəˈtɒpsɪs
zoothapsis
ˌzəʊəˈθæpsɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE APOAPSIS

apocalypse
apocalyptic
apocalyptical
apocalyptically
apocalypticism
apocalyptism
apocalyptist
apocarp
apocarpous
apocarpy
apocatastasis
apochromat
apochromatic
apochromatic lens
apochromatism
apocopate
apocopation
apocope

WORDS THAT END LIKE APOAPSIS

calliopsis
caryopsis
corylopsis
ecthlipsis
epanalepsis
krypsis
monoblepsis
omphaloskepsis
parablepsis
paraleipsis
paralipsis
procrypsis
stypsis
syllepsis
thlipsis
tripsis
xerotripsis

Synonyms and antonyms of apoapsis in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «apoapsis» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF APOAPSIS

Find out the translation of apoapsis to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of apoapsis from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «apoapsis» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

远拱点
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

apoapsis
570 millions of speakers

English

apoapsis
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

apoapsis
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

apoapsis
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

апоцентр
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

apoapsis
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

apoapsis
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

apoapsis
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Apoapsis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Apoapsis
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

軌道遠点
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

apoapsis
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Apoapsis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

apoapsis
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

apoapsis
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रक्ताचा कर्करोग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

apoapsis
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

apoapsis
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

apocentrum
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

апоцентр
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

apoapsis
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απόαψη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

warm apoapsis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

apoapsis
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

apoapsis
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of apoapsis

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «APOAPSIS»

The term «apoapsis» is normally little used and occupies the 149.365 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «APOAPSIS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about apoapsis

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «APOAPSIS»

Discover the use of apoapsis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to apoapsis and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Fundamentals of Astrodynamics and Applications
Apoapsis v = 180° Periapsis Figure 1-9. Radius of Apoapsis and Periapsis, as well as True Anomaly. Apoapsis occurs farthest from the planet; periapsis is closest. Notice the difference between altitudes and radius values. True anomaly, v ...
D.A. Vallado, 2001
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Deep Space Craft: An Overview of Interplanetary Flight
Apastron Apoapsis in stellar orbit. Aperture An opening, such as for collecting light in an instrument; the diameter of such an opening. Aphelion Apoapsis in solar orbit. Apoapsis The high point in an elliptical or- bit; the point farthest from the ...
Dave Doody, 2010
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Dynamics and Mission Design Near Libration Points: Advanced ...
About 9 days after the Change of Inclination,! and near the apoapsis relative to the Earth, the satellite passes between 10000 and 40000 km from the center of the Moon. The satellite goes into an orbit of a period approximately half the period ...
4
Elements of spacecraft design
The book also benefits from his years of teaching spacecraft design at University of Colorado at Boulder and as a popular home study short course for AIAA. The book presents a broad view of the complete spacecraft.
Charles D. Brown, 2002
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Spacecraft Dynamics and Control: An Introduction
We can combine the plane change with one of the Hohmann maneuvers, that is, either at periapsis or apoapsis of the elliptical transfer orbit. Given equation (5.10) , it makes sense to perform the plane change at apoapsis where the orbital ...
Anton H. de Ruiter, Christopher Damaren, James R. Forbes, 2012
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On the Dynamical Propagation of Subvolumes and on the ...
Finally, at E = ECiIC, the periapsis and apoapsis radius coincide and the trajectory in the eccentric frame degenerates to a single point X = rcrit, Y = 0, as seen in Figure 4. If. The eccentric frame now rotates at a uniform rate and a circular orbit ...
Jared Michael Maruskin, 2008
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Celestial Mechanics: Dedicated to Donald Saari for His 60th ...
Thus, |Capprox - Ccxact| is .0101. This shows that the WSB surface is an accurate description of actual capture state. In fact, our surface and contour plots show that many more solutions are possible. 4.3. Apoapsis of a WSB Lunar Transfer.
Donald Saari, Alain Chenciner, 2002
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2001 Mars Odyssey
Small thruster firings when the spacecraft was at its apoapsis kept the drag pass altitude at the proper level to limit heating and dynamic pressure on the orbiter. The walk-out phase occurred during the last few days of aerobraking as described ...
C.T. Russell, 2004
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Atomic Structure and Lifetimes: A Conceptual Approach
The periapses and apoapsis are listed in the charge-scaled units ao/Z to elucidate the relative shifts along the sequence. As described earlier, in the relativistic case the apoapsis of the s-states collapses for Z > 68. but there are also other ...
Lorenzo J. Curtis, 2003
10
Solid Particles in the Solar System
until reconnection occurs on the other side between periapsis and apoapsis. In that case and also if we begin from that configuration of tangency after periapsis and before apoapsis, we anticipate an intense interaction steadily altering both ...
I. Halliday, B.A. McIntosh, 1980

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «APOAPSIS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term apoapsis is used in the context of the following news items.
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Rogue System's early access alpha puts the “sim” in “space sim”
Rendezvousing with a station requires keeping a careful eye on your orbital parameters (altitude, apoapsis, periapsis, and inclination), though I ... «Ars Technica, Jun 15»
2
Dazzling Gallery From India's MOM Mars Orbiter Camera
... orbit whose nearest point to the planet (periapsis) is at about 421 km and farthest point (apoapsis) at about 76,000 km, according to ISRO. «Universe Today, Jun 15»
3
Review: Kerbal Space Program
There are a lot of deep, dense systems at play, and getting a handle on even the basics (knowing apoapsis from periapsis, prograde from ... «Destructoid, May 15»
4
Kerbal Space Program review
... the smooth transition to a suborbital arc and the controlled burn at the 70,000 meter apoapsis, first to orbit, then out of Kerbin's influence and ... «PC Gamer, May 15»
5
Kerbal Space Program version 1.0 will add new physics model and …
... thrust-to-weight ratio, and more, along with a new warp-to function, which will make jumping to your next node, or apoapsis, a bit easier. «Digital Trends, Apr 15»
6
New Steins;Gate Game And Anime To Tell An Intriguing Story
... of the Closed Curve, Steins;Gate: Pandora of Eternal Return, and Steins;Gate: Altair at the Apoapsis of Infinity) follows the life of future Okabe. «Kotaku Australia, Apr 15»
7
A new mission for Akatsuki, and status updates for Hayabusa 2 and …
Originally, Akatsuki's orbit was to have a periapsis of 300 kilometers and an apoapsis of 79000 kilometers, with a period of 30 hours. The shape ... «The Planetary Society, Feb 15»
8
Isro Mars mission wins US space society's pioneer award
Two, the spacecraft is in an elliptical orbit with a high apoapsis (farthest point from the planet), and has a high resolution camera which is taking ... «Times of India, Jan 15»
9
100 days around Mars: Happy New Year MOM and well done
The spacecraft is now circling the red planet in an orbit whose nearest point to Mars (periapsis) is at 421.7 km and farthest point (apoapsis) at ... «India Today, Jan 15»
10
Making A Trip To Mars Cheaper & Easier: The Case For Ballistic …
Above: MAVEN was launched into a Hohmann Transfer Orbit with periapsis at Earth's orbit and apoapsis at the distance of the orbit of Mars. Credit: NASA. «io9, Dec 14»

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