What does apogee mean?

n. The highest point of something.; The farthest point in the orbit of the moon, a planet, or another object in space from the planet it orbits.

apogee

🇺🇸 /ˈæpədʒiː/ 🇬🇧 /ˈæpədʒiː/

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The highest point of something.

The apogee of her career was winning the national championship.

The farthest point in the orbit of the moon, a planet, or another object in space from the planet it orbits.

During the mission, the spacecraft reached its apogee, which was 400,000 kilometers from Earth.

The highest point of something.; The farthest point in the orbit of the moon, a planet, or another object in space from the planet it orbits.

Plural apogees