DICT.TW Dictionary Taiwan
18.219.15.112

Search for:
[Show options]
[Pronunciation] [Help] [Database Info] [Server Info]

3 definitions found

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 apo·gee /ˈæpə(ˌ)ʤi/
 最高點,頂點,遠地點

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Ap·o·gee n.
 1. Astron. That point in the orbit of the moon which is at the greatest distance from the earth.
 Note:Formerly, on the hypothesis that the earth is in the center of the system, this name was given to that point in the orbit of the sun, or of a planet, which was supposed to be at the greatest distance from the earth.
 2. Fig.: The farthest or highest point; culmination.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 apogee
      n 1: a final climactic stage; "their achievements stand as a
           culmination of centuries of development" [syn: culmination]
      2: apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a
         satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth [ant:
          perigee]