auge
1 of 2noun (1)
plural -s
1
obsolete : apsis sense 1
2
obsolete : apogee
auge
2 of 2noun (2)
au·ge
ˈau̇gə
plural augen
-gən
: an elliptical or lens-shaped aggregate produced by the squeezing of the constituents of certain metamorphic rocks into an eyelike form
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle French, from Arabic awj top, summit
Noun (2)
German, literally, eye, from Old High German ouga