apogee
pronunciation
How to pronounce apogee in British English:
UK [ˈæpədʒi:]
How to pronounce apogee in American English:
US [ˈæpədʒi]
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- Noun:
- a final climactic stage
- apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth
Word Origin
- apogee
- apogee: [17] In its original, literal sense, a planet’s or satellite’s apogee is the point in its orbit at which it is furthest away from the Earth; and this is reflected in the word’s ultimate source, Greek apógaios or apógeios ‘far from the Earth’, formed from the prefix apo- ‘away’ and gē ‘earth’ (source of English geography, geology, and geometry).From this was derived a noun, apógaion, which passed into English via Latin apogeum or French apogée. The metaphorical sense ‘culmination’ developed in the later 17th century. The opposite of apogee, perigee [16], contains the Greek prefix peri- ‘around’, in the sense ‘close around’, and entered English at about the same time as apogee.=> geography, perigee
- apogee (n.)
- "point at which the moon is farthest from the earth," 1590s, from French apogée, from Latin apogaeum, from Greek apogaion, neuter adjective, "away from the earth," a term from Ptolemaic astronomy, from apo "off, away" (see apo-) + gaia/ge "earth" (see Gaia). Adjective forms are apogeal, apogean.
Antonym
Example
- 1. Capsule parachute test mission summer 2012 , apogee 1 km .
- 2. The markets recovered quickly and the dotcom bubble reached its apogee .
- 3. In that city , where the campaign is at its apogee , prisoners are having their terms reduced for " red behavior " and inpatients at mental hospitals are being treated with a combination of medication and " red culture . "