Definition of apogee Apogee

/æˈpʌʤiˌ/ - [atpujee] - ap•o•gee

We found 12 definitions of apogee from 7 different sources.

What does apogee mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: apogees
apogee - a final climactic stage; "their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development"
		culmination
		phase, stage (astronomy) the particular appearance of a body's state of illumination (especially one of the recurring shapes of the part of Earth's moon that is illuminated by the sun); "the full phase of the moon"
apogee - apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth
		apoapsis, point of apoapsis (astronomy) the point in an orbit farthest from the body being orbited

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Wiktionary

apogee (Noun)
The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is furthest from the Earth: the apoapsis of an Earth orbiter.
apogee (Noun)
The point, in an orbit about any planet, that is farthest from the planet: the apoapsis of any satellite.
apogee (Noun)
The point, in any trajectory of an object in space, where it is furthest from the Earth.
apogee (Noun)
The highest point.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

apogee (n.)
That point in the orbit of the moon which is at the greatest distance from the earth.
apogee (n.)
Fig.: The farthest or highest point; culmination.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

apogee
The point at which an object in orbit around the Earth is furthest away from the Earth.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

apogee
ap′o-jē, n. properly the greatest distance of the earth from any of the heavenly bodies (the earth being regarded as the centre of the universe in the old Ptolemaic astronomy), now restricted to the sun and moon, the sun's apogee corresponding to the earth's aphelion, and the moon's being the point of its orbit farthest from the earth: the highest point, climax—opp. to Perigee.—adjs. Apogæ′ic, Apogē′an; Apogeotrop′ic, turning away from the ground (of leaves, &c.).—adv. Apogeotrop′ically.—n. Apogeōt′ropism. [Gr. apogaion; apo, from, gē, the earth.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

apogee
That point of the moon's orbit which is furthest from the earth; the opposite of perigee. The apogee of the sun is synonymous with the aphelion of the earth. The word is also used as a general term to express the greatest distance of any heavenly body from the earth.

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apogee, noun, singular of apogees.

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