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Apogäum — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • apogee noun The point on a satellite's path around the Earth where it is at its greatest distance from it.

Senses

Apogäum is used for these senses in English:

  • apogee (astronomy) The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is farthest from the Earth: the apoapsis of an Earth orbiter.

apogee — full definition

  1. noun The point on a satellite's path around the Earth where it is at its greatest distance from it.
  2. noun The farthest point from a planet reached by something orbiting it.
  3. noun The point on the path of an object moving through space where it is furthest from the Earth.
  4. noun The highest point reached by something.
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