n .
the most distant point in the orbit of the moon or of an artificial satellite 달이나 인공위성의 궤도에서 가장 멀리 있는 지점, 원지점

• Apogee is derived from Greek words meaning away from earth.
• The apogee of the moon's orbit is the point at which the moon is farthest from the earth.
• The word can also be used figuratively, in which case it usually means pretty much the same thing as apex. Mary Anne was at the apogee of her career ; she was the president of her own company, and everyone in her industry looked up to her.
• The opposite of apogee is perigee, which is derived from Greek words meaning near the earth. At perigee, the satellites was faintly visible on the earth to anyone with a good pair of binoculars.
• In careful usage, moons and other objects orbiting planets other than the earth do not have apogees and perigees.
  좀더 엄밀하게 쓰자면, 지구가 아닌 다른 행성 주위를 도는 달과 기타 물체에 대해서는 원지점과 근지점이라는 말을 쓰지 않는다.