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Noun: apogee  'a-pu,jee
  1. A final climactic stage
    - culmination
     
  2. Apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth

Derived forms: apogees

Type of: apoapsis, phase, point of apoapsis, stage

Antonym: perigee

Encyclopedia: Apogee

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