apogee

Noun

1. a final climactic stage; “their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development”
   • Synonyms
     • culmination
   • Less specific
     • phase
     • stage
   • Related
     • culminate
     • culminate
     • culminate
     • climax
2. apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth
   • Antonyms
     • perigee
   • Less specific
     • apoapsis
     • point of apoapsis
   • Related
     • apogean

From LookUp: 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. Astronomy the point in the orbit of the moon or a satellite at which it is furthest from the earth. • The opposite of perigee