apogee
/ˈæpədʒiː/noun
उच्चारण ऐपजी
चरमोत्कर्ष, शिखर
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[sing.] formal
the highest point of something, where it is greatest or most successful
चरमोत्कर्ष, शिखर
- The Mughal Empire reached its apogee under Akbar.
- The city's wealth reached its apogee in the seventeenth century.
- The singer's career reached its apogee in the 1970s.
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- Classical music in the city reached its apogee under the royal patronage.
- The empire's apogee came before a long period of decline.
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[C] astronomy
the point in the orbit of the moon or a satellite when it is furthest from the earth
(खगोल में) भू-दूरस्थ बिंदु
- The moon is at its apogee.
- Engineers tracked the satellite as it neared its apogee over the Pacific.
- A satellite travels slowest when it is at its apogee.
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- At apogee, the moon looks slightly smaller in the sky.
- Scientists calculated the apogee of the spacecraft's orbit.
Opposite perigee
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
ap·o·gee
With -gee (not 'apogy').
अंत में -gee ('apogy' गलत है)।
?Which word?
Keep the peak words together: apogee, zenith (highest point; also the point directly above), pinnacle, acme (the highest point of perfection), culmination.
शिखर के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: apogee, zenith (सर्वोच्च बिंदु; ठीक ऊपर का बिंदु भी), pinnacle, acme (पूर्णता का शिखर), culmination।
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General knowledge
Science: apogee (farthest point from the earth) and perigee (closest point); for orbits round the sun, aphelion (farthest) and perihelion (closest).
विज्ञान में apogee (पृथ्वी से सबसे दूर का बिंदु) और perigee (सबसे निकट); सूर्य की परिक्रमा के लिए aphelion (सबसे दूर) और perihelion (सबसे निकट)।