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Noun: apocenter  'a-pow,sen-tur
Usage: US (elsewhere: apocentre)
  1. (astronomy) the point in the orbit of one body of a binary system at which it is farthest from the center of mass of the system
    - apocentre [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: apocenters

Encyclopedia: Apocenter

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