Apogee

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. The point in an orbit around the planet Earth where the orbiting body is farthest from the planet.
  • noun. The analogous point in an orbit around a celestial body other than Earth. Not in technical use.
  • noun. The farthest or highest point; the apex.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. That point in the orbit of a planet or other heavenly body which is at the greatest distance from the earth; especially, that particular point of the moon's orbit.
  • noun. Figuratively, the highest or most distant point; climax; culmination.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. That point in the orbit of the moon which is at the greatest distance from the earth.
  • noun. Fig.: The farthest or highest point; culmination.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is furthest from the Earth: the apoapsis of an Earth orbiter.
  • noun. The point, in an orbit about any planet, that is farthest from the planet: the apoapsis of any satellite.
  • noun. The point, in any trajectory of an object in space, where it is furthest from the Earth.
  • noun. The highest point.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a final climactic stage
  • noun. apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth
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    "The apogee was the application by AXE ECN for a license to open a new exchange."
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