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apogee
noun apo·gee \ˈa-pə-(ˌ)jē\
: the highest point of something
: 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
Full Definition of APOGEE
1
: the point in the orbit of an object (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 (as the moon) reached by an object orbiting it — compare perigee
2
: the farthest or highest point : culmination <Aegean civilization reached its apogee in Crete>
— apo·ge·an \ˌa-pə-ˈjē-ən\ adjective
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Origin of APOGEE
French apogée, from New Latin apogaeum, from Greek apogaion, from neuter of apogeios, apogaios far from the earth, from apo- + gē, gaia earth
First Known Use: 1594
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