apogee

ap·o·gee  (p-j) n. 1. a. The point in the orbit of the moon or of an artificial satellite most distant from the center of the earth. b. 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.] apo·gean (-jn) adj.

apogee

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apogee [ap-oh-jee]

Noun

1. Astron the point in its orbit around the earth when the moon or a satellite is farthest from the earth

2. the highest point: the concept found its apogee in Renaissance Italy [Greek apogaios away from the earth]

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apogee  (p-j)

1. The point farthest from Earth's center in the orbit of the Moon or an artificial satellite.

2. The point in an orbit that is most distant from the body being orbited. Compare aphelionperigee

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apogee

the farthest point in an orbit from the body being orbited.

See also: Planets

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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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	apogee - a final climactic stage; "their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development" culmination phase, stage - any distinct time period in a sequence of events; "we are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected"
	2.	apogee - apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth apoapsis, point of apoapsis - (astronomy) the point in an orbit farthest from the body being orbited perigee - periapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is nearest to the Earth

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apogee

noun highest point, top, tip, crown, summit, height, peak, climax, crest, pinnacle, culmination, zenith, apex, acme, vertex