apogee
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Britannica Dictionary definition of APOGEE
[singular]
1
formal
:
the highest point of something
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The style reached its apogee [=(more commonly) apex, high point] in the mid-1960s.
2
technical
:
the point in outer space where an object traveling around the Earth (such as a satellite or the moon) is farthest away from the Earth
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compare perigee
