Added 10 October 2026
apogee
/ˈæp.ə.d͡ʒi/ noun
Latin root: apogaeum Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about apogee at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is farthest from the Earth: the apoapsis of an Earth orbiter.
- The point, in an orbit about any planet, that is farthest from the planet: the apoapsis of any satellite.
- The point, in any trajectory of an object in space, where it is farthest from the Earth.
Origin
From Middle French apogée, from Latin apogaeum, apogēum, from Ancient Greek ἀπόγειον (apógeion, “away from Earth”), from ἀπό (apó, “away”) + γῆ (gê, “Earth”).
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