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the most distant point in the orbit of the moon or of an artificial satellite
달이나 인공위성의 궤도에서 가장 멀리 있는 지점, 원지점
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_____ is derived from Greek words meaning away from earth.
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The _____ of the moon's orbit is the point at which the moon is farthest from the earth.
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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 _____ of her career ; she was the president of her own company, and everyone in her industry looked up to her.
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The opposite of _____ 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.
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In careful usage, moons and other objects orbiting planets other than the earth do not have _____s and perigees.
좀더 엄밀하게 쓰자면, 지구가 아닌 다른 행성 주위를 도는 달과 기타 물체에 대해서는 원지점과 근지점이라는 말을 쓰지 않는다.