Lexic.us

Definition of Apogee

1. Noun. A final climactic stage. "Their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development"

2. Noun. Apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth.

Definition of Apogee

1. n. That point in the orbit of the moon which is at the greatest distance from the earth.

Definition of Apogee

1. the point in the orbit of a body which is farthest from the earth [n -S] : APOGEAL, APOGEAN, APOGEIC [adj]

Medical Definition of Apogee

1. 1. That point in the orbit of the moon which is at the greatest distance from the earth. Formerly, on the hypothesis that the earth is in the center of the system, this name was given to that point in the orbit of the sun, or of a planet, which was supposed to be at the greatest distance from the earth. 2. The farthest or highest point; culmination. Origin: Gr. From the earth; from +, earth: cf. F. Apogee. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Apogee

apoenzyme apoenzymes apoferritin apogaeic apogametic apogamia apogamic apogamies apogamous apogamy

apogamy apogeal apogeal apogean apogee (current term) apogee (current term) apogees apogeic apogeotropic Apogon

Apogonidae Apogon maculatus apograph apograph apographs apohyal Apoidea apoinducer apojove apolar

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