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Originally Posted by jakobnev
What do they call it when something goes up, then stops going up, and then starts going down instead? (You know, that point when something was at its highest, p-something)
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apogee (highest point), the opposite of
perigee (lowest point), in non-circular (ellipsoid) orbital science.
...for things oribiting the SUN, it's
aphilion (furthest point) and
perihlion (nearest point).
...for guns & bullets:
