English noun: apogee | |||
| 1. | apogee (time) a final climactic stage | ||
| Samples | Their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development. | ||
| Synonyms | culmination | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | phase, stage | ||
| 2. | apogee (location) apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | apoapsis, point of apoapsis | ||
| Antonyms | perigee | ||