apogees
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- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary apo·gee n. Pronunciation: ' a-pə-( ˌ )jē Function: noun Etymology: French apogée, from New Latin apogaeum, from Greek apogaion, from neuter of apogeios, apogaios far from the earth, from apo- + gē, gaia earth Date: 1594 1 : the point in the orbit of an object (as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth also : the point farthest from a planet or a satellite (as the moon) reached by an object orbiting it ― compare PERIGEE 2 : the farthest or highest point : CULMINATION –apo·ge·an \ ˌ a-pə- ' jē-ən\ adjective apogee 1