apoherm
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀπό (apó, “away”) + Ἑρμῆς (Hermês, “Hermes/Mercury, messenger of the gods”)
Noun
apoherm (plural apoherms)
- (astronomy) In an orbit around the planet Mercury, the point that is most distant from Mercury.
Antonyms
- (a point in an orbit around the planet Mercury): periherm
See also
- apoapsis
- aphelion
- apogee
References
- BepiColombo Mission
Anagrams
- morphea