apogee
About 0.46 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is farthest from the Earth: the apoapsis of an Earth orbiter.
- noun The point, in an orbit about any planet, that is farthest from the planet: the apoapsis of any satellite.
- noun The point, in any trajectory of an object in space, where it is farthest from the Earth.
- noun The highest point.
Similar words
culmination zenith apex peak height pinnacle cusp climax swing heyday
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Word family
apogean apogees
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