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apogeo

peak

noun ah-poh-HEH-oh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Degree

Origin: From Greek apogaion ('away from earth'), via Latin apogaeum, reflecting its astronomical origin.

Also means

apogee

Usage Note

Apogeo entered Spanish through astronomy, where it names the point in an orbit farthest from Earth, the opposite of perigeo. Today it is far more common in the figurative sense of 'pinnacle' or 'heyday' — en el apogeo de su carrera (at the peak of their career). It always carries a sense of the highest possible point, not merely a high point, so it sits at a higher register than cima or cumbre.

Examples

"El artista está en el apogeo de su fama."

Natural Translation

The artist is at the peak of their fame.

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