单词 | apogee |
释义 | apogee (once / 19064 pages) n For an object in orbit around the earth, the apogee is the point that is highest or furthest from the earth. Early satellites had low apogees, so it wasn’t long before they burnt up in the atmosphere. Apogee comes from two Greek words meaning “away” and “earth,” so it’s specific to things orbiting the earth. If you’re talking about something orbiting the sun, the equivalent word is aphelion (“away” + “sun”). Because apogee denotes the highest point something reaches in an orbit before falling back, it can also figuratively refer to other highs. For example, "Child stars sometimes reach their apogee by 20, and there's nowhere to go but down from there." WORD FAMILYapogee: apogean, apogees USAGE EXAMPLESObamaCare, as symbol and actuality, may be the apogee of modern liberalism’s politics of hope as mostly messaging. Wall Street Journal(Dec 21, 2016) The penthouse spans the 22nd, 23rd and 24th floors of the Apogee, a waterfront condo tower at the southern tip of Miami Beach. Wall Street Journal(Dec 01, 2016) Instead, the supermoon really shines when it is compared with the full moon at apogee, or its farthest position from Earth. New York Times(Nov 11, 2016) 1n apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth Ant|Hyper perigee periapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is nearest to the Earth apoapsis, point of apoapsis (astronomy) the point in an orbit farthest from the body being orbited 2n a final climactic stage Syn|Hyper culmination phase, stage any distinct time period in a sequence of events |
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