apogee
عديم الزعانف
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noun
the White House is considered the apogee of American achievement
the highest point in the development of something; the climax or culmination.
As the satellite rose up to the apogee of its orbit, the particle counts rose steadily until they reached the highest level, stayed at the maximum for a while, and then abruptly dropped to zero.
the point in the orbit of the moon or a satellite at which it is furthest from the earth.
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The rage for mirrors reached an 'apogee' in the construction of the great Hall of Mirrors at Louis XIV's palace at Versailles, completed in 1678; here the Sun King's magnificence could be endlessly reflected.
Stalin retained control through the continuous flow of information, his monopoly of secret intelligence and his immense authority - in these years his cult of the personality reached its 'apogee' .
the White House is considered the 'apogee' of American achievement
And in the meantime, we are once again at an 'apogee' of music, that resonates not only in the studio but in the global festival scene.
If the United States, the richest country in the world at the 'apogee' of its own wealth, does not take the lead, the rest of the world will not follow.
The British, even at the 'apogee' of their power as world's prime empire-builders, knew exactly the cost of putting their hand into a hornet's nest.
‘The Oscars are the 'apogee' of the awards season - after that, no one is interested,’ said one UK distributor.
Everyone splashed and basked: the 'apogee' of summer, the point when it seems so ordinary it must be eternal.
How can the 'apogee' of 19th century technology compete with silicon?
Perhaps the 'apogee' of the anti-globalisation movement came during the Group of Eight Meeting in Genoa in the third week of July, when some 300,000 people marched in the face of police tear-gas attacks.
And later on when we once again stepped out into the night air, the three-quarter moon was past its 'apogee' .
This is the 'apogee' of my career in anthropology, as well as the highlight of whatever personal accomplishments I may have earned in my chosen profession.
In my view, the 1970s and perhaps early-to-mid 1980s represent the 'apogee' of the Anthropology Department, if not the University of Sydney itself.
It would mark the 'apogee' of a dumbed-down society, but it is unlikely to happen.
A few taps on the pocket calculator show that the Moon's speed in its geocentric orbit is around 2,300 miles per hour, although variable between perigee and 'apogee' .
Contrasting full moons seen near perigee and 'apogee' indicate how much the apparent size of the Moon varies each month.
The best-selling album of all time, this was the 'apogee' of Jackson's career.
a film which was the 'apogee' of German expressionist cinema
A TV show of the 80s assumed that a burger was the 'apogee' of western sophistication.
Despite all the glories that came later, the show suggests that this was the 'apogee' of New York, and it's hard to disagree.
The satellite will thus be altering its speed at different times in its orbit and will have a maximum speed at perigee and minimum at 'apogee' .
Yet by the end of the nineteenth century - the 'apogee' of the Victorian Age - the moral justification for the empire and the scientific knowledge of the effects of opium use could no longer ensure that this drug trade would go unchallenged.
As the satellite rose up to the 'apogee' of its orbit, the particle counts rose steadily until they reached the highest level, stayed at the maximum for a while, and then abruptly dropped to zero.
From their arrival in England the ‘Elgin Marbles’ had a revolutionary impact on European taste, and the Parthenon sculptures are still considered to mark the 'apogee' of Greek art.
He had believed that the assumption of immortality through religion was the 'apogee' of man's greed.
The card was written at the 'apogee' of Einstein's fame.
The 1950s and early 1960s witnessed the 'apogee' of clerical power in Ireland.
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