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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.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of antapex1

First recorded in 1885–90; ant- + apex

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