apogee

• Nom 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.

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.

1. Highest point or climaxC1formal

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

   Point culminant / sommet

   • 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.

   Synonymesacmeapexclimaxculminationheighthigh pointpeakpinnaclesummitzenith

   Antonymesbottomlownadirperigee

2. Farthest point in orbitC1formalscientific

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

   apogée

   • 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.

   Synonymesapoapsis

   Antonymesperigee