transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈa-pə-(ˌ)jē ]
noun
Etymology: French apogée, from New Latin apogaeum, from Greek apogaion, from neuter of apogeios, apogaios far from the earth, from apo- + gē, gaia earth
Date: 1594
1. : the point in the orbit of an object (as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth ; also : the point farthest from a planet or a satellite (as the moon) reached by an object orbiting it — compare perigee
2. : the farthest or highest point : culmination
Aegean civilization reached its apogee in Crete
• apo·ge·an ˌa-pə-ˈjē-ən adjective
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