apogee
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.: Compare perigee.
the highest or most distant point; climax.
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Origin of apogee
1Other words from apogee
- ap·o·ge·al, ap·o·ge·an, ap·o·ge·ic, adjective
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How to use apogee in a sentence
Vital questions remain about whether the rocket engine can deliver enough power for the craft to reach apogee when fully loaded.
Richard Branson's Big Space D*ck Contest with Bezos is Reckless—and Potentially Deadly | Clive Irving | July 2, 2021 | The Daily BeastAs it falls from apogee, Unity uses a unique shuttlecock-like action to flip, on re-entry, from high speed flight to glide back to a landing.
Richard Branson's Big Space D*ck Contest with Bezos is Reckless—and Potentially Deadly | Clive Irving | July 2, 2021 | The Daily BeastCongress must act swiftly to pass the Judiciary Act of 2021, the only way to effectively expand the court and restore balance and trust to the apogee of our democracy.
Opinion | Stolen Supreme Court is an accomplice to crimes against equality | Aaron Belkin | July 1, 2021 | Washington BladeThe liquid apogee engine acts as a “cone to capture” to help guide the probe which once it passes through the throat of the engine, expands to capture the client satellite.
Another milestone for in-space servicing as Northrop Grumman gives aging satellite new life | Devin Coldewey | April 12, 2021 | TechCrunchA Vostok-K rocket sent the capsule, carrying Yuri Gagarin, into low orbit with an apogee of 327 km.
Six decades after Gagarin, nostalgia—and not much else—fuels Russia in space | Eric Berger | April 12, 2021 | Ars Technica
Along with Galileo, it represents Brecht at his epic apogee.
We missed the apogee of the hippie revolution becoming something more serious.
Winehouse laid down the track in her attic studio in 2009, at the apogee of her hard-partying ways.
Amy Winehouse's Soul-Searing Final Album, 'Lioness: Hidden Treasures' | Chris Lee | December 6, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTIt reaches its apogee in Bodrum, since nowhere in Turkey is the produce and seafood fresher or more abundant.
The apogee of all this dressing came on December 23, 1908, when he formed The Mark Twain Corporation.
When the apogee of society is reached, attacks from pygmies seem more curious than offensive.
The Fourth Estate, vol. 2 | Armando Palacio ValdsHatfield village touches the extremity of wretchedness, just as Hatfield House marks the apogee of late feudal splendour.
The Great North Road: London to York | Charles G. HarperThe apogee of the Company had been reached: from this time its downfall was rapid.
The History of Gambling in England | John AshtonThe first renaissance obtained its apogee toward the year 1500.
This incident of the fan marked the apogee of the first stage of Nort's career in the office of the Star.
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British Dictionary definitions for apogee
/ (ˈæpəˌdʒiː) /
the point in its orbit around the earth when the moon or an artificial satellite is at its greatest distance from the earth: Compare perigee
the highest point
Origin of apogee
1Derived forms of apogee
- apogean, adjective
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Scientific definitions for apogee
[ ăp′ə-jē ]
The point farthest from Earth's center in the orbit of the Moon or an artificial satellite.
The point in an orbit that is most distant from the body being orbited. Compare aphelion perigee.
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Cultural definitions for apogee
[ (ap-uh-jee) ]
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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