apoherm

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀπό (apó, “away”) + Ἑρμῆς (Hermês, “Hermes/Mercury, messenger of the gods”).

Noun

apoherm (plural apoherms)

1. (astronomy) In an orbit around the planet Mercury, the point that is most distant from Mercury.

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “a point in an orbit around the planet Mercury”): periherm

See also

• apoapsis
• aphelion
• apogee

References

• BepiColombo Mission [1]

Anagrams

• morphea