"apocynthion" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /æpəʊˈsɪnθɪən/
Etymology: From apo- + Cynthian + -ion. Etymology templates: {{af|en|apo-|Cynthian|-ion<id:apsis>}} apo- + Cynthian + -ion Head templates: {{en-noun|!}} apocynthion (plural not attested)
  1. (astronomy) The point in an orbit around the Moon that is most distant from that body. Tags: no-plural Synonyms: apolune, aposelene Related terms: apoapsis Translations (point of a lunar orbit farthest from the Moon): апосинтий (aposintij) [masculine] (Bulgarian), apoluni (Finnish)
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