antapex

[ ant-ey-peks ]

noun

, Astronomy.

, plural ant·a·pex·es, ant·ap·i·ces [ant-, ap, -, uh, -seez, -, ey, -p, uh, -].

1. the point exactly opposite in direction to the solar apex; the point away from which the solar system is moving and toward which the stars appear to be converging, located in the constellation Columba.

Word History and Origins

Origin of antapex¹

First recorded in 1885–90; ant- + apex