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apsides Definition


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apsis
noun
    apsides
    1. Either of two points in the orbit of a planet, satellite, etc, that lie furthest from or closest to the body about which it is orbiting. See also aphelion, perihelion.
Etymology: 17c: Greek, meaning ‘arch'.



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