| Meaning | apoapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet that is at the greatest distance from the sun. | |
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| Broader | apoapsis, point of apoapsis | (astronomy) the point in an orbit farthest from the body being orbited |
| Opposite | perihelion | periapsis in solar orbit |
| Spanish | afelio | |
| Catalan | afeli | |
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