Go to MSN Homeencarta®
Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Click to move up the list of words
apneustic breathing
apnoea
APO
apo-
apoapsis
Apoc.
Apocalypse
apocalypse
apocalyptic
apocarp
apocarpous
apochromat
apochromatic
apocope
apocrine
Apocrypha
apocrypha
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

apogee
ap·o·gee [ áppə j ] (plural ap·o·gees)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. culmination: the best or greatest point
2. point in orbit farthest from Earth: the point at which a satellite orbiting an astronomical object is farthest from the center of the object being orbited
[Late 16th century. < French< Greek apogaios "away from the Earth" < gaia "Earth"]

ap·o·ge·an [ àppə j ən ] adjective
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Advertisement
© 2009 Microsoft