[ 'apə(ʊ)lu:n ]
■ noun the point at which a spacecraft in lunar orbit is furthest from the moon. The opposite of perilune .
Origin
1960s: from apo- + L. luna 'moon', on the pattern of apogee .
[ 'apə(ʊ)lu:n ]
■ noun the point at which a spacecraft in lunar orbit is furthest from the moon. The opposite of perilune .
Origin
1960s: from apo- + L. luna 'moon', on the pattern of apogee .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004