ἀπόγειον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From an ellipsis of [σημεῖον] ἀπόγειον (apógeion).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ᾰ̓πόγειον (apógeion) n (genitive ᾰ̓πογείου); second declension

  1. (astronomy) apogee, greatest distance from the Earth
    Antonym: περίγειον (perígeion)

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Descendants

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