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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
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