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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 principalfocus of the ellipse)
Etymologies
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apo- + center
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