apogeu

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

• Hyphenation: a‧po‧geu

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

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Borrowed from French apogée.

apogeu n (plural apogee)

1. apogee