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point of apoapsis vs aphelion

aphelion vs point of apoapsis

point of apoapsis and aphelion both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
point of apoapsis Yes No No No
aphelion Yes No No No
As nouns, aphelion is a hyponym of point of apoapsis; that is, aphelion is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than point of apoapsis:
  • point of apoapsis: (astronomy) the point in an orbit farthest from the body being orbited
  • aphelion: apoapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet that is at the greatest distance from the sun
Other hyponyms of point of apoapsis include apogee, apojove, apolune, aposelene.
point of apoapsis (noun) aphelion (noun)
(astronomy) the point in an orbit farthest from the body being orbited apoapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet that is at the greatest distance from the sun
Difference between point of apoapsis and aphelion

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