noun
(astronomy) the point in an orbit farthest from the body being orbited
• Syn: ↑apoapsis
• Ant: ↑point of periapsis, ↑periapsis (for: ↑apoapsis)
• Hypernyms: ↑celestial point
• Part Holonyms: ↑orbit, ↑celestial orbit
Useful english dictionary. 2012.