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Ap"o*gee (&unr_;), n. [Gr. &unr_; from the earth; &unr_; from + &unr_;, &unr_;, earth: cf. F. apogée.] 1. (Astron.) That point in the orbit of the moon which is at the greatest distance from the earth.
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&hand_; Formerly, on the hypothesis that the earth is in the center of the system, this name was given to that point in the orbit of the sun, or of a planet, which was supposed to be at the greatest distance from the earth.
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2. Fig.: The farthest or highest point; culmination.
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