資料來源 : pyDict

最高點,頂點,遠地點

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Apogee \Ap"o*gee\, n. [Gr. ? from the earth; ? from + ?, ?,
   earth: cf. F. apog['e]e.]
   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.

資料來源 : WordNet®

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}]