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Rareapogee
The correct spelling is apogee.
How to pronounce apogee
/ˈæ.pə.dʒi/
nounIPA: /ˈæ.pə.dʒi/
Say it like: Apo-jee
The correct spelling is apogee. The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is furthest from the Earth: the apoapsis of an Earth orbiter.
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Definition
noun
- 1.The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is furthest from the Earth: the apoapsis of an Earth orbiter.
- 2.(more generally) The point, in an orbit about any planet, that is farthest from the planet: the apoapsis of any satellite.
- 3.(possibly obsolete outside astrology) The point, in any trajectory of an object in space, where it is furthest from the Earth.
- 4.The highest point.
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