имя существительное 1) апогей 2) [астрономия] апогей, наивысшая точка Например: altitude at apogee — высота в апогее
апогей Например: altitude at apogee — высота в апогее to be at apogee — находиться в апогее
noun Etymology: French apogée, from New Latin apogaeum, from Greek apogaion, from neuter of apogeios, apogaios far from the earth, from apo- + gē, gaia earth 1. the point in the orbit of an object (as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth; also the point farthest from a planet or a satellite (as the moon) reached by an object orbiting it — compare perigee 2. the farthest or highest point; culmination Example: Aegean civilization reached its apogee in Crete • apogean adjective