ANTAPEX

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The point opposite in direction from the solar apex; the point the solar system is moving away from

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("antapex" is a kind of...):

celestial point (a point in the heavens (on the celestial sphere))

Antonym:

apex (the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars)