apogee

Etymology
From, from , , from , from +.

Noun

 * 1)  The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is farthest from the Earth: the apoapsis of an Earth orbiter.
 * 2)  The point, in an orbit about any planet, that is farthest from the planet: the apoapsis of any satellite.
 * 3)  The point, in any trajectory of an object in space, where it is farthest from the Earth.
 * 4)  The highest point.
 * 1)  The point, in any trajectory of an object in space, where it is farthest from the Earth.
 * 2)  The highest point.
 * 1)  The highest point.

Synonyms

 * See also Thesaurus:apex
 * See also Thesaurus:apex
 * See also Thesaurus:apex

Antonyms

 * perigee is the etymological antonym (from Ancient Greek).
 * perigee is the etymological antonym (from Ancient Greek).
 * perigee is the etymological antonym (from Ancient Greek).
 * perigee is the etymological antonym (from Ancient Greek).

Related terms

 * see

Translations

 * Albanian:
 * Arabic: أَوْج
 * Armenian: երկրահեռ կետ
 * Catalan:
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 * Finnish:
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 * Galician:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: ἀπόγειον
 * Hindi: अपभू
 * Irish: apaigí
 * Japanese:
 * Korean:
 * Latvian:
 * Malay: apogi
 * Persian: افیجون, آپوزم,
 * Polish:
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 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: higlayo sa Duta, higlayo, apoheo
 * Tamil: சேய்ப்புள்ளி
 * Ukrainian:
 * Vietnamese: điểm viễn địa (點遠地)