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Definition and meaning of apogee

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apogee (n.)

1.the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development"his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty" "the artist's gifts are at their acme" "at the height of her career" "the peak of perfection" "summer was at its peak" "......"

2.apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth

3.a final climactic stage"their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development"

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ApogeeAp"o*gee (�), n. [Gr. � from the earth; � from + �, �, earth: cf. F. apogée.]
1. (Astron.) That point in the orbit of the moon which is at the greatest distance from the earth.

☞ Formerly, on the hypothesis that the earth is in the center of the system, this name was given to that point in the orbit of the sun, or of a planet, which was supposed to be at the greatest distance from the earth.

2. Fig.: The farthest or highest point; culmination.

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apogee (n.)

perigee

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Apogee

                   

Apogee is the point in an Orbit most distant from the body being orbited. With reference to the Earth it is the point in the orbit of a heavenly body especially the Moon, or of a man-made Satellite at which it is farthest or most distant from the center of the Earth. It is also used to refer to the the farthest or highest point, the apex or the climax. Perigee is the opposite of Appogee. Perigee is the point in the orbit of the Moon or of a man-made Satellite at which it is nearest to the Earth.

The word Apogee comes from the Greek prefix apo- meaning away and the word gaia meaning earth. Apogee is a French derivation of the Latin term Apogaeum from the Ptolemaic Greek Apogaion.

The Apsis is a generic term used to describe the point at which an orbiting body is furthest from or closest to its orbital center. The specific generic term for the furthest point is Apoapsis, and the term for the nearest point is the Periapsis. For objects orbiting the Sun, the term Aphelion is used to describe the furthest point, while Perihelion describes the nearest.

When a body is at Apogee, it is also at its minimal orbital velocity. As the object goes away from the center of orbit, its velocity slows until it reaches Apogee and reverses its course. At Apogee, its Kinetic Energy is at its minimal point and its Potential Energy is at its maximum. Conversely, when an object is at Perigee it has its greatest Kinetic Energy and least Potential Energy, and is at its peak Velocity.

   
               

 

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