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Meaning of antapex in English:

antapex

Pronunciation /antˈeɪpɛks/

noun

(also antiapex)
Astronomy

  • The point on the celestial sphere, situated in the southern constellation Columba, away from which the solar system is moving relative to nearby stars; the point diametrically opposite to the solar apex; more fully "solar antapex". Also: the point on the celestial sphere away from which the earth is moving at any given moment in its orbital motion round the sun.

    As a result of the motion of the solar system, stars appear to be converging on the antapex and diverging from the apex.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Reports of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. From anti- + apex.