apogee
- The point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth. nounThe satellite reached its apogee and began its descent towards Earth.At apogee, the spacecraft was nearly 400,000 kilometers from the planet.
- The highest point in the development of something; the climax or culmination. nounThe artist's career reached its apogee with the release of her critically acclaimed album.The empire was at its apogee during the reign of its most powerful ruler.