Word: apogees
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: a
po
gees
Definition: Plural of apogee; apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth
Morphemes:
Affix: apogee
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is furthest from the Earth: the apoapsis of an Earth orbiter.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἀπό
Language: grc
Decoded: apo
Meaning: away
Affix: γῆ
Language: grc
Decoded: ge
Meaning: Earth
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.