APOGEES | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Apogee

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

late 16th century: from French apogée or modern Latin apogaeum, from Greek apogaion (diastēma), ‘(distance) away from earth’, from apo ‘from’ + gaia, gē ‘earth’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈapədʒiː
Dialects: British English
Definition:

the highest point in the development of something; a climax or culmination

Short Definition:

highest point in development of something

Examples:
  • a film which was the apogee of German expressionist cinema
Definition:

the point in the orbit of the moon or a satellite at which it is furthest from the earth.

Short Definition:

point in orbit of moon or satellite at which it is furthest from earth

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