apogee

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apogee

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(ăp'ə-jē)
n.

1. 1. The point in the orbit of the moon or of an artificial satellite most distant from the center of the earth.
   2. The point in an orbit most distant from the body being orbited.
2. The farthest or highest point; the apex: "The golden age of American sail, which began with the fast clipper ships in 1848, reached its apogee in the Gold Rush years" (Los Angeles Times).

[French apogée, from New Latin apogaeum, from Greek apogaion, from neuter of apogaios, far from the earth : apo-, apo- + gaia, earth.]

apogean ap'o·ge'an (-jē'ən) adj.

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The point in a geocentric orbit at which an object is farthest from Earth.

noun

The highest point or state: acme, apex, climax, crest, crown, culmination, height, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, top, zenith. Informal payoff. Medicine fastigium. See high/low.

[ܒæpǝjē]

ˈæpǝjē n. the point at which a missile trajectory or a satellite orbit is farthest from the center of the gravitational field of the controlling body or bodies.

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(DOD) The point at which a missile trajectory or a satellite orbit is farthest from the center of the gravitational field of the controlling body or bodies.

IN BRIEF: The point of the moon's orbit when it is farthest from Earth.

When will the moon hit its apogee?

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(ap-uh-jee)

In astronomy, the point during the orbit of a satellite, such as the moon, at which it is farthest from the body being orbited. For planets in the solar system orbiting the sun, their farthest point from the sun is referred to as aphelion.

That point in the orbit of any celestial body, satellite, missile, rocket, etc., at which it is at a maximum distance from the earth.

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The state of greatest severity of a disease.

For a list of words related to apogee, see:

• Celestial Phenomena and Points - apogee: point in elliptical orbit of moon or artificial satellite that is farthest from Earth
• Fixed Positions and Points - apogee: highest or most distant point

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See words rhyming with "apogee."

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - apogæum

Nederlands (Dutch)
apogeum (van hemellichaam), toppunt

Français (French)
n. - apogée

Deutsch (German)
n. - Gipfel, Höhepunkt

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (αστρον., μτφ.) απόγειο, αποκορύφωμα, κολοφώνας

Italiano (Italian)
apogeo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - apogeu (m), ápice (m), ponto (m) mais alto ou mais distante

Русский (Russian)
апогей

Español (Spanish)
n. - apogeo, cumbre, summum

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - höjdpunkt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
最高点, 极点, 顶点, 远地点

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 最高點, 極點, 頂點, 遠地點

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 원지점, 최고지점

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 最高点, 極点, 遠地点

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نقطه الأوج : أبعد نقطه عن الأرض في مدار القمر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮הנקודה הרחוקה מהארץ במסלולו של גוף שמיימי, הנקודה הכי רחוקה או גבוהה‬

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