Look up: apogee

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   apogee
   The point in orbit farthest from the Earth.
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   apogee
   The point in its orbit where an Earth satellite is farthest from the Earth.
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   Apogee
   Apoapsis in Earth orbit.
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   Apogee
   Apogee is an astronomical term referring to the position in the orbit of the Moon which is farthest from the Earth. Opposite to Perigee.
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   apogee
   [n] - a final climactic stage 2. [n] - apoapsis in Earth orbit
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   Apogee
   the point or time when Moon is furthest from the Earth.
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   Apogee
   The furthest point of the Moon from the Earth in its orbit.
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   Apogee
   Similar to aphelion The point in an orbit when a body orbiting the Earth, (e.g. Moon or artificial satellite.) is farthest from the Earth. (opposite of perigee)
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   Apogee
   Proprietary AGFA software that is used by Parliamentary Press as the system by which digital workflow is directed at the Computer-to-Plate (Galileo) System.
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    apogee
    the point in the orbit of an earth satellite which is at a maximum distance from the centre of the Earth Category: The cosmos
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition
    
    
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    Apogee
    Ap'o·gee noun [ Greek ... from the earth; ... from + ..., ..., earth: confer French 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 ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/103
    
    
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    apogee
    1. <astronomy> 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. The farthest or hi ...
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    apogee
    noun apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth
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    apogee
    culmination noun a final climactic stage; `their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development`
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    Apogee
    • (n.) Fig.: The farthest or highest point; culmination. • (n.) That point in the orbit of the moon which is at the greatest distance from the earth.
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    apogee
    (from the article `apse`) ...it is the apocentre, or apoapsis. Specific terms can be used for individual bodies: if the Sun is the centre, the specific terms perihelion and ... ...across Earth`s sunlit surface. If a solar eclipse occurs when the Moon is near perigee, observers along the path of the Moon`s dark inner shadow ... [2 rel...
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    apogee
    apogee 1. The point at which a satellite orbiting an astronomical object is farthest from the center of the object being orbited. 2. The point in the orbit of the moon, or of an artificial satellite, most distant from the center of the earth. 3. The point in an orbit most distant from the body being orbited. 4. The farthest, or highest, point; a culmin...
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    apogee
    The peak of severity of the clinical manifestations of an illness. [Fr., fr. Mod. L. apogaeum, fr. G. apogaios, far from the earth, fr. apo, + gaia, earth]
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    apogee
    
    1. a final climactic stage
    2. apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth
    
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    APOGEE
    The point farthest from the earth on the moon's orbit. This term can be applied to any other body orbiting the earth, such as satellites. It is the opposite of perigee.
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    apogee
    the point in the orbit of an earth satellite which is at a maximum distance from the centre of the Earth NOTE - The apogee is the apoapsis of an earth satellite.
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    apogee
    The point in a geocentric orbit that is furthest from the Earth’s surface.
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    apogee
    apogee (ăp'ujē) , point farthest from the earth in the orbit of a body about the earth. See apsis.
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08043