英语词汇“apogee”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典-新都网

ap·o·gee

(apə-je)

a. Astronomy The point in an orbit around the planet Earth where the orbiting body is farthest from the planet.

b. The analogous point in an orbit around a celestial body other than Earth. Not in technical use.

2. The farthest or highest point; the apex:"The golden age of American sail, which began with the fast clipper ships in 1848, reached its apogee in the Gold Rush years"(Los Angeles Times).

[Frenchapogée, fromNew Latinapogaeum, fromGreekapogaion, fromneuter ofapogaios, far from the earth : apo-, apo- + gaia, earth.]

ap′o·gean(-jeən)adj.

apogee

单词	apogee
释义	ap·o·gee (apə-je) n. 1. a. Astronomy The point in an orbit around the planet Earth where the orbiting body is farthest from the planet. b. The analogous point in an orbit around a celestial body other than Earth. Not in technical use. 2. The farthest or highest point; the apex:"The golden age of American sail, which began with the fast clipper ships in 1848, reached its apogee in the Gold Rush years"(Los Angeles Times). [Frenchapogée, fromNew Latinapogaeum, fromGreekapogaion, fromneuter ofapogaios, far from the earth : apo-, apo- + gaia, earth.] ap′o·gean(-jeən)adj. apogee
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