Antonyms of noun apogee

1 of 2 senses of apogee

Sense 2
apogee -- (apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth)
       Antonym of perigee (Sense 1)
      => perigee -- (periapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is nearest to the Earth)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun apogee

2 senses of apogee

Sense 1
apogee, culmination -- (a final climactic stage; "their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development")
       => phase, stage -- (any distinct time period in a sequence of events; "we are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected")

Sense 2
apogee -- (apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth)
       => apoapsis, point of apoapsis -- ((astronomy) the point in an orbit farthest from the body being orbited)