Thesaurus: apogee

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1. n. That point in the orbit of the moon which is at the greatest distance from the earth.
2. n. Fig.: The farthest or highest point; culmination.
3. n. a final climactic stage
4. n. apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth
5. 1. (Astron.) That point in the orbit of the moon which is at the greatest distance from the earth. Note: Formerly, on the hypothesis that the earth is in the center of the system, this name was given to that point in the orbit of the sun, or of a planet, which was supposed to be at the greatest distance from the earth. 2. Fig.: The farthest or highest point; culmination.
6. That point in the orbit of the moon which is at the greatestdistance from the earth.
7. n:100 n. a final climactic stage n. apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth