apogee
[ ap-uh-jee ]
/ ˈæp əˌdʒi /
noun
Astronomy.
the point in the orbit of a heavenly body, especially the moon, or of a man-made satellite at which it is farthest from the earth.
Compare perigee.
the highest or most distant point; climax.
Origin of apogee
1585–95; alteration (after French
apogée) of earlier
apogaeum < Latin < Greek
apógaion (
diástema) off-earth (distance), neuter of
apógaios (adj.), equivalent to
apo-
apo- +
gáïos of the earth, derivative of
gaîa, variant of
gê the earth
OTHER WORDS FROM apogee
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British Dictionary definitions for apogee
apogee
/ (ˈæpəˌdʒiː) /
noun
the point in its orbit around the earth when the moon or an artificial satellite is at its greatest distance from the earth
Compare perigee
the highest point
Derived forms of apogee
apogean, adjectiveWord Origin for apogee
C17: from New Latin
apogaeum (influenced by French
apogée), from Greek
apogaion, from
apogaios away from the earth, from
apo- +
gaia earth
Scientific definitions for apogee
apogee
[ ăp′ə-jē ]
The point farthest from Earth's center in the orbit of the Moon or an artificial satellite.
The point in an orbit that is most distant from the body being orbited. Compare aphelion perigee.