perigean
English
editEtymology
editAdjective
editperigean (not comparable)
- (astronomy) Pertaining to the perigee.
- Synonym: perigeal
- The perigean tides are the spring tides that occur soon after the Moon passes its perigee.
- perigean high water
- perigean low water
References
edit- “perigean”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.