apogees
plural of apogee
Source: Wiktionary
Ap"o*gee, n. Etym: [Gr. apogée.]
1. (Astron.)
Definition: That point in the orbit of the moon which is at the greatest distance from the earth.
Note: Formerly, on the hypothesis that the earth is in the center of the system, this name was given to that point in the orbit of the sun, or of a planet, which was supposed to be at the greatest distance from the earth.
2. Fig.: The farthest or highest point; culmination.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 June 2025
(noun) a decrease in the density of something; “a sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium”
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