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apogee
[ap-uh-jee]
noun
Astronomy.the point in the orbit of a heavenly body, especially the moon, or of a man-made satellite at which it is farthest from the earth.
the highest or most distant point; climax.
apogee
/ ˈæəˌː /
noun
the point in its orbit around the earth when the moon or an artificial satellite is at its greatest distance from the earth Compare perigee
the highest point
Other 51Թ Forms
- apogeal adjective
- apogean adjective
- apogeic adjective
- ˌˈ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of apogee1
Example Sentences
But over the years, occasional and fitful progress was halted by bouts of bloodletting that reached a brutal apogee a generation later, when Hamas killed 1,200 Israelis on Oct.
The Moon's furthest point from the Earth is known as apogee.
“Soon the replacement of the whites within Texas will hit its apogee.”
Wade may have been the culmination of the anti-abortion movement, but may also mark its apogee.
The Moon's orbit around Earth is elliptical which means there are times when it is further away - apogee - and times when it is closer - perigee.
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