apocynthion

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

By analogy with apogee.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /æpəʊˈsɪnθɪən/

Noun[edit]

apocynthion (plural not attested)

  1. (astronomy) The point in an orbit around the Moon that is most distant from that body.

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