0%

antapex

ant·a·pex
A a

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ant-ey-peks]
    • /æntˈeɪ pɛks/
    • /ˈanteɪpˌeks/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ant-ey-peks]
    • /æntˈeɪ pɛks/

Definitions of antapex word

  • noun plural antapex 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. 1
  • noun antapex (astronomy) The point opposite the solar apex. 0

Information block about the term

Origin of antapex

First appearance:

before 1885
One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90; ant- + apex

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Antapex

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

antapex popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

antapex usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

See also

Matching words

Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?