Apophisとは 意味・読み方・使い方

別の表記

• Apopis

語源

From Ancient Greek Ἄποφις (Ápophis), a borrowing from Egyptian ꜥꜣpp altered after ὄφις (óphis, “snake”).

発音

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: /ˈæpəfɪs/, /əˈpɒfɪs/
• (General American) IPA: /ˈæpəfəs/, /əˈpɑfəs/

固有名詞

Apophis

1. (Egyptian mythology) An evil snake-god who tries to devour the sun every night.

   Synonym: Apep

2. (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, →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.

派生語

• Apophian

参考

• Latin: Apophis, Aphophis

Further reading

• Apopis, britannica.com
• Apophis,(Apopis*10) at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.

アナグラム

• popiahs