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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In the orbit of a heavenly body, the point most distant from the body or point around which it revolves.
  • noun In biology, an organism or organ which may be regarded as a specialized or divergent descendant from a more primitive or less specialized organism or organ.

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  • noun astronomy The furthest point of an astronomical object in an elliptical orbit to its center of attraction (the principal focus of the ellipse)

Etymologies

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apo- +‎ center

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