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- Dictionaryapogee/ˈapədʒiː/
noun
- 1. the highest point in the development of something; a climax or culmination: "a film which was the apogee of German expressionist cinema"
- 2. the point in the orbit of the moon or a satellite at which it is furthest from the earth.
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noun [ S ] formal uk / ˈæp.ə.dʒiː / us / ˈæp.ə.dʒiː / Add to word list. the most successful, popular, or powerful point: At their apogee, the novels of Spillane claimed worldwide sales of over $ 180 million. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Higher and lower points of achievement. apex. capstone. cellar. climax. glory days. height.
The meaning of APOGEE is the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth; also : the point farthest from a planet or a satellite (such as the moon) reached by an object orbiting it.
For an object in orbit around the earth, the apogee is the point that is highest or farthest from the earth. Early satellites had low apogees, so it wasn’t long before they burnt up in the atmosphere. Apogee comes from two Greek words meaning “away” and “earth,” so it’s specific to things orbiting the earth.
noun [ S ] formal us / ˈæp.ə.dʒiː / uk / ˈæp.ə.dʒiː / Add to word list. the most successful, popular, or powerful point: At their apogee, the novels of Spillane claimed worldwide sales of over $ 180 million. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Higher and lower points of achievement. apex. capstone. cellar. climax. glory days. height.
Apogee definition: 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.. See examples of APOGEE used in a sentence.
The point farthest from the Earth's center in the orbit of the moon or an artificial satellite. 2. The point in the orbit of a body, such as a satellite, where it is farthest from the body around which it revolves, such as a planet. Compare perigee.
APOGEE meaning: 1 : the highest point of something; 2 : the point in outer space where an object traveling around the Earth (such as a satellite or the moon) is farthest away from the Earth.
The point in an orbit around the planet Earth where the orbiting body is farthest from the planet. American Heritage. The point farthest from the earth in the orbit of the moon or of a man-made satellite. Webster's New World. The analogous point in an orbit around a celestial body other than Earth.
noun. 1. Astronomy. the point in the orbit of a heavenly body, esp. the moon, or of an artificial satellite at which it is farthest from the earth. Compare perigee. 2. the highest or most distant point; climax. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
Definition of apogee noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
