apogeu

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin apogaeum, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πόγειον (apógeion).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: a‧po‧geu

Noun

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apogeu m (plural apogeus)

  1. (astronomy) apogee (the point on the Moon's orbit, on the orbit of an artificial satellite or on the Sun's orbit in apparent annual motion, which is furthest from the Earth)
  2. (figuratively) peak; maximum moment; culmination

Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:apogeu.

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French apogée.

Noun

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apogeu n (plural apogee)

  1. apogee

Declension

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