n.
Pronunciation: ' a-p ə -( ˌ )j ē
Function: noun
Etymology: French apogée, from New Latin apogaeum, from Greek apogaion, from neuter of apogeios, apogaios far from the earth, from apo- + g ē , 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 \ ˌ a-p ə - ' j ē - ə n \ adjective
apogee 1