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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ap•o•gee /ˈæpəˌdʒi/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Astronomythe point in the orbit of the moon or of an artificial satellite at which it is farthest from the earth.Compare perigee.
- the most exalted point:the apogee of artistic development.
See -geo-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ap•o•gee (ap′ə jē′),USA pronunciation n. - Astronomythe point in the orbit of a heavenly body, esp. the moon, or of a man-made satellite at which it is farthest from the earth. Cf. perigee.
- the highest or most distant point;
climax.
- Greek apógaion (diástema) off-earth (distance), neuter of apógaios (adjective, adjectival), equivalent. to apo- apo- + gáïos of the earth, derivative of gaîa, variant of gê the earth
- Latin
- alteration (after French apogée) of earlier apogaeum 1585–95
ap′o•ge′al, ap′o•ge′an, ap′o•ge′ic, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: apogee /ˈæpəˌdʒiː/ n - the point in its orbit around the earth when the moon or an artificial satellite is at its greatest distance from the earth
- the highest point
Etymology: 17th Century: from New Latin apogaeum (influenced by French apogée), from Greek apogaion, from apogaios away from the earth, from apo- + gaia earthˌapoˈgean adj |