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- Word comparison: apogee vs. perigee
apogee vs. perigee
noun
Astronomy., the point in the orbit of a heavenly body, especially the moon, or of a man-made satellite at which it is farthest from the earth.
the highest or most distant point; climax.
noun
Astronomy.
the point in the orbit of a heavenly body, especially the moon, or of an artificial satellite at which it is nearest to the earth.