apo·gee /ˈæpə(ˌ)ʤi/
最高點,頂點,遠地點
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.
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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]