apogee

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a final climactic stage
  2. noun apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth

Etymology

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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Synonyms

culmination

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