APOGEE


Meaning of APOGEE in English

ˈapə(ˌ)jē, -əji noun

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Etymology: Italian & Greek & French & New Latin; Italian apogeo & French apogée & New Latin apogaeum, from Greek apogeion, apogaion, from neuter of apogeios, apogaios far from the earth, from apo- + -geios, -gaios (from gē earth)

1. : the point in the orbit of a satellite of the earth (as the moon or an artificial body) at the greatest distance from the center of the earth

2. : the farthest or highest point : apex

the apogee of Renaissance art — Time

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Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.