apogee vs height

apogee

noun
  • The highest point. 

  • The point, in any trajectory of an object in space, where it is farthest from the Earth. 

  • The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is farthest from the Earth: the apoapsis of an Earth orbiter. 

  • The point, in an orbit about any planet, that is farthest from the planet: the apoapsis of any satellite. 

height

noun
  • The highest point or maximum degree. 

  • The vertical distance from the ground to the highest part of a standing person or animal (withers in the case of a horse). 

  • The distance of something above the ground or some other chosen level. 

  • A quality of vowels, indicating the vertical position of the tongue relative to the roof of the mouth; in practice, the first formant, associated with the height of the tongue. 

  • A mountain, especially a very high one. 

  • The amplitude of a sine function 

  • The distance from the base of something to the top. 

  • A high point. 

  • An area of land at the top of a cliff. 

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