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Learn to pronounce ap·o·gee

/ˈapəjē/
noun
  1. the highest point in the development of something; a climax or culmination.
    "the White House is considered the apogee of American achievement"
  2. the point in the orbit of the moon or a satellite at which it is furthest from the earth.

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In an orbit path, the point at which the object in orbit is farthest from the center of the body being orbited.