Apogee — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a final climactic stage

apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæptᵻvˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈapəʊdʒˌiː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈapəʊdʒˌiː/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæptᵻvˌeɪt/.

Examples

their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

culmination

Antonyms

perigee

Parts of Speech

noun	a final climactic stage “their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development”
noun	apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth

Word Forms

culminate	verb	reach the highest or most decisive point
apogean	adjective	relating to or characteristic of an apogee

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Höhepunkt

eine letzte Höhepunktphase

🇫🇷French

apogée

une étape culminante finale

🇪🇸Spanish

apogeo

una etapa culminante final

🇮🇹Italian

apogeo

una fase culminante finale

🇳🇱Dutch

hoogtepunt

een laatste climaxfase

🇵🇹Portuguese

apogeu

uma fase climática final

🇷🇺Russian

апогей

заключительный кульминационный этап

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पराकाष्ठा

एक अंतिम चरम चरण

🇮🇳Telugu

అపోజీ

చివరి పతాక దశ

🇮🇳Marathi

क्षमा

अंतिम क्लायमेटिक टप्पा

🇮🇳Gujarati

માફી

અંતિમ પરાકાષ્ઠાનો તબક્કો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಪೋಜಿ

ಅಂತಿಮ ಪರಾಕಾಷ್ಠೆಯ ಹಂತ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അപ്പോജി

ഒരു അവസാന ക്ലൈമാക്സ് ഘട്ടം

🇵🇰Urdu

معذرت

ایک آخری آب و ہوا کا مرحلہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

远地点

最后的高潮阶段

🇯🇵Japanese

遠地点

最後のクライマックスステージ

🇰🇷Korean

최고점

마지막 절정 단계

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đỉnh điểm

giai đoạn cao trào cuối cùng

🇹🇭Thai

สุดยอด

ระยะไคลแมติกสุดท้าย

🇮🇩Indonesian

puncak

tahap klimaks terakhir

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الأوج

مرحلة المناخ النهائية

🇮🇷Persian

اوج

آخرین مرحله اوج

🇹🇷Turkish

doruk noktası

son bir doruk noktası aşaması

🇮🇱Hebrew

אפוג'י

שלב שיא אחרון

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