apogee

A noun referring to the highest or most distant point, either literally as the farthest point in an orbit around Earth, or figuratively as the climax or peak of a process or period.

ruСуществительное, обозначающее самую высокую или самую удалённую точку, буквально — самую дальнюю точку орбиты вокруг Земли, или образно — кульминацию или пик процесса или периода.esSustantivo que designa el punto más alto o más lejano, literalmente el punto de la órbita de un cuerpo celeste más distante de la Tierra, o en sentido figurado el clímax o el punto culminante de un proceso o período.frNom désignant le point le plus haut ou le plus éloigné, littéralement le point de l'orbite d'un corps céleste le plus distant de la Terre, ou au sens figuré le sommet ou le pic d'un processus ou d'une période.deSubstantiv, das den höchsten oder entferntesten Punkt bezeichnet, wörtlich den erdfernsten Punkt einer Umlaufbahn um die Erde, oder bildlich den Höhepunkt oder Gipfel eines Prozesses oder Zeitraums.ptSubstantivo que designa o ponto mais alto ou mais distante, literalmente o ponto mais afastado da órbita de um corpo em torno da Terra, ou figurativamente o auge, o ponto culminante ou o momento de maior intensidade de um processo ou período.zh名词，指最远或最高的点，字面指绕地球轨道上离地球最远的点，或比喻指过程或时期的顶峰或高潮。arاسم يدل على أبعد نقطة في مدار جسم فضائي حول الأرض، ويُستعمل مجازًا للدلالة على الذروة أو القمة أو أوج أي عملية أو فترة.

1. Highest point or climax C1 formal

   The most successful, powerful, or important point in the development of something; a final climactic stage.

   • The Roman Empire reached its apogee under the rule of Trajan.
   • Her career as a singer was at its apogee in the 1990s.
   • The novel is considered the apogee of 19th-century romantic literature.

   ruАпогейesapogeofrPoint culminant / sommetdeHöhepunktptApogeuzh顶峰arالذروة

   Synonyms: acmeapexclimaxculminationheighthigh pointpeakpinnaclesummitzenith

   Antonyms: bottomlownadirperigee

2. Farthest point in orbit C1 formal scientific

   The point in the orbit of the moon or a satellite at which it is farthest from the Earth.

   • The satellite will be at its apogee, making it the best time for observation.
   • The moon's apogee occurs when it is about 405,000 kilometers from Earth.
   • Engineers calculated the apogee of the spacecraft to ensure a stable orbit.

   ruАпогейesApogeofrapogéedeApogäumptApogeuzh远地点arالأوج

   Synonyms: apoapsis

   Antonyms: perigee

• apogees plural form
• apogees' possessive plural form
• apogee's possessive singular form