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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Apogee \Ap"o*gee\, n. [Gr. ? from the earth; ? from + ?, ?, earth: cf F. apog['e]e.] 1. (Astron.) That point in the orbit of the moon which is at the greatest distance from the earth. Note: 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. Fig.: The farthest or highest point; culmination. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: apogee n 1: a final climactic stage; "their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development" [syn: {culmination}] 2: apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth [ant: {perigee}]
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