apollo
see also: Apollo
Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /əˈpɒləʊ/
  • (GA) IPA: /əˈpɑloʊ/
Noun

apollo (plural apollos)

  1. A very handsome young man.
  2. (entomology) Any of several papilionid butterflies of the genus Parnassius, especially Parnassius apollo of Eurasia (also known as the mountain apollo).
Translations Translations
  • Russian: аполло́н

Apollo
Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /əˈpɒləʊ/
  • (GA) IPA: /əˈpɑloʊ/
Proper noun
  1. (Greek god, Roman god): The son of Zeus and Leto, (or Jupiter and Latona), and the twin brother of Artemis, (or Diana). He was the god of light, music, medicine, and poetry; and prophecy, dance, manly beauty, and more.
  2. (astronomy) The planet Mercury, when observed as a Morning Star.
  3. (astronomy) Short for 1862 Apollo, an Apollo asteroid.
  4. (NASA, space) A United States space program, and the vehicles it created, used for human travel to the moon.
  5. (with "the") Apollo Theater, a music hall in New York City associated with African-American performers.
  6. The butterfly Parnassius apollo, a large swallowtail with black and red spots on white wings.
  7. A very handsome young man.
  8. A male given name.
  9. A placename.
Antonyms Related terms Translations Translations Translations
  • French: Apollo
  • Portuguese: Apollo
  • Russian: Аполло́н
Translations Translations Noun

apollo (plural apollos)

  1. (astronomy) An asteroid possessing an orbit that crosses the orbit of the Earth and an orbital period of over one year, with semimajor axes greater than 1 AU, and perihelion distances less than 1.017 AU.
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