About The Word Apogee

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Apogee

Apogee Meaning & Definition
Apogee Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Apogee?

[n] apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth
[n] a final climactic stage; "their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Apogee: culmination

Related Terms | Find terms related to Apogee: acme | all | apex | aphelion | astronomical longitude | attitude-control rocket | autumnal equinox | ballistic capsule | brow | burn | cap | capstone | capsule | ceiling | celestial equator | celestial longitude | celestial meridian | circle | climax | cloud nine | colures | crest | crown | culmen | culmination | deep-space ship | docking | docking maneuver | Earth insertion | ecliptic | edge | end | equator | equinoctial | equinoctial circle | equinoctial colure | equinox | extreme | extreme limit | extremity | far cry | far piece | ferry rocket | fuel ship | galactic longitude | geocentric longitude | geodetic longitude | giant step | good ways | great circle | great distance | heaven | heavens | height | heliocentric longitude | high noon | highest degree | highest pitch | highest point | injection | insertion | LEM | limit | LM | long chalk | long haul | long range | long road | long run | long step | long way | longitude | lunar excursion module | lunar module | manned rocket | maximum | meridian | module | moon ship | mountaintop | multistage rocket | ne plus ultra | no place higher | noon | nth degree | orbit | parking orbit | peak | perigee | perihelion | period | pinnacle | pitch | point | pole | reentry | ridge | rocket | seventh heaven | shuttle rocket | sky | small circle | soft landing | solstitial colure | space capsule | space docking | space rocket | spacecraft | spaceship | spire | summit | the whole | tidy step | tip | tip-top | top | trajectory | upmost | upper extremity | uppermost | utmost | utmost extent | uttermost | vernal equinox | vertex | very top | zenith | zodiac | zone

See Also | apoapsis | phase | point of apoapsis | stage

Apogee In Webster's Dictionary

\Ap"o*gee\, n. [Gr. ? from the earth; ? from + ?, ?, earth: cf. F. apog['e]e.] 1. (Astron.) That point in the orbit of the moon which is at the greatest distance from the earth. Note: Formerly, on the hypothesis that the earth is in the center of the system, this name was given to that point in the orbit of the sun, or of a planet, which was supposed to be at the greatest distance from the earth. 2. Fig.: The farthest or highest point; culmination.

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