apogeic
əˌdʒi Origin:
1585–95; alteration (after French apogée) of earlier apogaeum < Latin < Greek apógaion (diástema) off-earth (distance), neuter of apógaios (adj.), equivalent to apo- apo- + gáïos of the earth, derivative of gaîa, variant of gê the earth
1585–95; alteration (after French apogée) of earlier apogaeum < Latin < Greek apógaion (diástema) off-earth (distance), neuter of apógaios (adj.), equivalent to apo- apo- + gáïos of the earth, derivative of gaîa, variant of gê the earth
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ap·o·ge·al, ap·o·ge·an, ap·o·ge·ic, adjective
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apogee (ˈæpəˌdʒiː) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Compare perigee the point in its orbit around the earth when the moon or an artificial satellite is at its greatest distance from the earth |
| 2. | the highest point |
| [C17: from New Latin apogaeum (influenced by French apogée), from Greek apogaion, from apogaios away from the earth, from | |
| apo'gean | |
| —adj | |
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apogee
"point at which the moon is farthest from the earth," 1590s, from Fr. apogée, from L. apogæum, from Gk. apogaion, neut. adj., "away from the earth," a term from Ptolemaic astronomy, from apo "off, away" (see apo-) + gaia/ge "earth."
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