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apogee

Posted on June 19, 2015June 19, 2015 by admin

ae pə ji
1. the point in the orbit of the moon or of a man-made satellite that is farthest from the earth. (Cf. perigee.)
When the moon is at apogee, its gravitational pull is at its weakest.
2.the highest or farthest point.
At their apogee, the band was selling over a million records per year.

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