exradius

/ˈɛksˌreɪdiəs/

Definitions

1. noun

The distance from the center of an ellipse or hyperbola to its farthest point.

“The engineer calculated the exradius to design the optimal elliptical orbit for the spacecraft.”

Synonyms

  • elliptical radius
  • focal length

Antonyms

  • apocenter
  • periapsis