apogée — meaning in English

English meaning

• apex noun The highest point of something, especially where it comes to a point; the peak or pinnacle.
• apogee noun The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is farthest from the Earth: the apoapsis of an Earth orbiter.
• climax noun The most intense, exciting, or important point in a story, event, or series of events.

Senses

apogée is used for these senses in English:

• apex (figuratively) The moment of greatest success, expansion, etc.
• apogee (astronomy) The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is farthest from the Earth: the apoapsis of an Earth orbiter.
• climax (narratology) The culmination of a narrative's rising action, the turning point.

apogee — full definition

1. noun The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is farthest from the Earth: the apoapsis of an Earth orbiter.
2. noun The point, in an orbit about any planet, that is farthest from the planet: the apoapsis of any satellite.
3. noun The point, in any trajectory of an object in space, where it is farthest from the Earth.
4. noun The highest point.

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