apogee

n. 远地点, 最高点, 极点 [化] 远地点; 远核点

发音

US /ˈæp.ə.d͡ʒi/

词形变化

apogees 复数 apogees

别名

apogée

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is farthest from the Earth: the apoapsis of an Earth orbiter.

    远地点

    天文
  2. 2.

    The point, in an orbit about any planet, that is farthest from the planet: the apoapsis of any satellite.

    天文
  3. 3.

    The point, in any trajectory of an object in space, where it is farthest from the Earth.

  4. 4.

    The highest point.

    比喻

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

culmination

反义词 1

perigee

上位词 3

stage phase apoapsis

词源

From Middle French apogée, from Latin apogaeum, apogēum, from Ancient Greek ἀπόγειον (apógeion, “away from Earth”), from ἀπό (apó, “away”) + γῆ (gê, “Earth”).

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