apogee

Betekenis (Engels)

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

apogeum

toppunt

summum

higher apsis

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈæp.ə.d͡ʒi/

From Middle French apogée, from Latin apogaeum, apogēum, from Ancient Greek ἀπόγειον (apógeion, “away from Earth”), from ἀπό (apó, “away”) + γῆ (gê, “Earth”).

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