Apophis
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek Ἄποφις (Ápophis), a borrowing from Egyptian ꜥꜣpp altered after ὄφις (óphis, “snake”).
Pronunciation
[edit]The pronunciation with stress on the second syllable is probably more common, but the version with initial stress is based on the Latin pronunciation and may be older.
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈæpəfɪs/, /əˈpɒfɪs/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈæpəfəs/, /əˈpɑfəs/
Proper noun
[edit]Apophis
- (Egyptian mythology) An evil snake-god who tries to devour the sun every night.
- Synonym: Apep
- (astronomy) An asteroid that formerly had a high risk of collision with Earth.
- 2021 May 10, Kenneth Chang, “Bye-Bye, Bennu: NASA Heads Back to Earth With Asteroid Stash in Tow”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
- The spacecraft’s navigators have worked out a trajectory that would take it to the asteroid Apophis in April 2029, just after that object, a bit smaller than Bennu, zips within an uncomfortably close but still safe 20,000 miles from Earth.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]an evil snake-god who tries to devour the sun every night
See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Apopis, britannica.com
- Apophis,(Apopis*10) at the Google Ngram Viewer.