apogee

== English == === Alternative forms === apogée === Etymology === From Middle French apogée, from Latin apogaeum, apogēum, from Ancient Greek ἀπόγειον (apógeion, “away from Earth”), from ἀπό (apó, “away”) + γῆ (gê, “Earth”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈæp.ə.d͡ʒi/ === Noun === apogee (plural apogees) (astronomy) The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is farthest from the Earth: the apoapsis of an Earth orbiter. (astronomy, more generally) The point, in an orbit about any planet, that is farthest from the planet: the apoapsis of any satellite. (possibly archaic outside astrology) The point, in any trajectory of an object in space, where it is farthest from the Earth. (figuratively) The highest point. ==== Synonyms ==== (point in an orbit): apocenter, apoapsis, apsis (highest point or state): acme, culmination, pinnacle, zenith, climax See also Thesaurus:apex ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “a point in an orbit”): periapsis (antonym(s) of “a point in an orbit around the Earth”): perigee (antonym(s) of “highest point”): nadir, perigee perigee is the etymological antonym (from Ancient Greek). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== (astronomy): see apoapsis ==== Translations ==== == Latin == === Adjective === apogēe vocative masculine singular of apogēus