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Grammar : Noun |
Spell : ap-uh-jee |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈæp əˌdʒi |
Definition of apogee
Origin :- "point at which the moon is farthest from the earth," 1590s, from French apogée, from Latin apogaeum, from Greek apogaion, neuter adjective, "away from the earth," a term from Ptolemaic astronomy, from apo "off, away" (see apo-) + gaia/ge "earth" (see Gaia). Adjective forms are apogeal, apogean.
- noun pinnacle
- This was the climax of the prelate's favour, the apogee of his power.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- The apogee of the sun is synonymous with the aphelion of the earth.
- Extract from : « The Sailor's Word-Book » by William Henry Smyth
- An irregularity in the motion of a planet by which it deviates from the aphelion or apogee.
- Extract from : « The Sailor's Word-Book » by William Henry Smyth
- The second measures the distance of the sun from its apogee.
- Extract from : « Smithsonian Institution - United States National Museum - Bulletin 240 » by Anonymous
- The acquisition of this soul marks the apogee of the greatness of a people.
- Extract from : « Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, April 1899 » by Various
- His tiny talent reached its apogee in 'The Rape of the Lock.'
- Extract from : « Mohawks, Volume 1 of 3 » by Mary Elizabeth Braddon
- The apogee of the Company had been reached: from this time its downfall was rapid.
- Extract from : « The History of Gambling in England » by John Ashton
- The first renaissance obtained its apogee toward the year 1500.
- Extract from : « Catholic World, Vol. XIII, April to September, 1871 » by Various
- It seems that arborescent vegetation had then attained its apogee.
- Extract from : « The World Before the Deluge » by Louis Figuier
- But it is certainly in The White Peacock that this sensation attains its apogee.
- Extract from : « A Novelist on Novels » by W. L. George
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