"apogée" meaning in French

See apogée in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /a.pɔ.ʒe/ Audio: Fr-apogée.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-apogée.wav [France, Vosges], LL-Q150 (fra)-Mecanautes-apogée.wav [France], LL-Q150 (fra)-Bananax47-apogée.wav [France] (note: Agen) Forms: apogées [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin apogaeum, from Ancient Greek ἀπόγειον (apógeion, “away from Earth”), from ἀπό (apó, “away”) + γῆ (gê, “Earth”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|la|apogaeum}} Borrowed from Latin apogaeum, {{der|fr|grc|ἀπόγειον||away from Earth}} Ancient Greek ἀπόγειον (apógeion, “away from Earth”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} apogée m (plural apogées)
  1. (astronomy) apogee (a point in an orbit around the Earth) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-apogée-fr-noun-HRsa4wL~ Categories (other): Astronomy, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
  2. apogee, the peak or greatest point of something Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-apogée-fr-noun-YRgyLZ2m Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 48 52

Inflected forms

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