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Synonyms for apogee

Grammar : Noun
Spell : ap-uh-jee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈæp əˌdʒi

Définition 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
Example sentences :
  • 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

Antonyms for apogee

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