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apogee

apo·gee

UK/ˈæp.ə.d͡ʒi/ US/ˈæpʌˌdʒi/ uncommon

noun

1.

a final climactic stage

  • “their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development”
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2.

apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth

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Origin

From Middle French apogée, from Latin apogaeum, apogēum, from Ancient Greek ἀπόγειον (apógeion, “away from Earth”), from ἀπό (apó, “away”) + γῆ (gê, “Earth”).

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