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apogee

/ˈæpədʒi/ noun · British & US
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What does apogee mean?

noun

The point in the orbit of a celestial body at which it is farthest from the body it is orbiting. The highest or most superior point of something.

Example

"The spacecraft reached its apogee and began its descent back to Earth."

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