Usually means: Closest point to Earth's orbit.
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  1. perigean: Merriam-Webster
  2. perigean: Collins English Dictionary
  3. perigean: Wordnik
  4. perigean: Wiktionary
  5. Perigean, perigean: Dictionary.com
  6. Perigean: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  7. perigean: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  8. Perigean: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  9. perigean: FreeDictionary.org
  10. Perigean: TheFreeDictionary.com

(Note: See perigee as well.)

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▸ adjective:  (astronomy) Pertaining to the perigee.

Similar:
perigeal, perihelic, pericentric, perihelial, apogeic, perigynial, proxigean, periastral, perigalactic, pericopal, more...

Opposite:
apogean, farthest, furthest

Phrases:
perigean tides, perigean tide, Perigean spring tide, more...

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Similar:
perigeal, perihelic, pericentric, perihelial, apogeic, perigynial, proxigean, periastral, perigalactic, pericopal, more...

Opposite:
apogean, farthest, furthest

Phrases:
perigean tides, perigean tide, Perigean spring tide, more...



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