apogee

C2+ Topic:Nature & Landscape

US /ˈæpədʒiː/ UK /ˈæpədʒiː/ See IPA manual

noun

Meanings

1

noun
the highest point; the point farthest from Earth in an orbit

His career reached its apogee with the national award.

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1 noun · the highest point; the... peak climax zenith pinnacle summit culmination acme

Opposites

perigeenadir bottom

Word family

Derived forms apogean

Related forms perigeegeo

Etymology

From French apogée, from Greek apogaion ('away from the earth'), from apo- ('away from') + gaia/gē ('earth').

apógaion Ancient Greek gē Ancient Greek

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Nature & Landscape Word Formation & Derivatives

# apogee

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈæpədʒiː
**IPA (UK):** ˈæpədʒiː

## Meanings
1. the highest point; the point farthest from Earth in an orbit

## Examples
- His career reached its apogee with the national award.

## Synonyms
- peak
- climax
- zenith
- pinnacle
- summit
- culmination
- acme

## Antonyms
- perigee
- nadir
- bottom

## Derived Forms
- apogean

## Related Forms
- perigee
- geo

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: apógaion
- Root: gē

## Etymology
From French apogée, from Greek apogaion ('away from the earth'), from apo- ('away from') + gaia/gē ('earth').

## AI Etymology
Apogee is from French apogée, from Greek apogaion ('away from the earth'), from apo- ('away from') + gaia/gē ('earth'). Important recorded forms include apógaion (Ancient Greek) and gē (Ancient Greek). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers the highest point; the point farthest from Earth in an orbit. The wider family includes derived forms such as apogean and related words such as perigee and geo.

## Topics
- Nature & Landscape
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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