Apogean (Adjective)
Meaning
Relating to or characteristic of an apogee; "apogean tides occur when the moon is at the apogee of its orbit".
Classification
Relational adjectives (pertainyms).
Examples
- The apogean tides were unusually low this month due to the moon's position at its farthest point from the Earth.
- Astronomers study apogean perigees to better understand the complex interactions between celestial bodies.
- During apogean seasons, the gravitational pull of the moon on the Earth's oceans is at its weakest.
- The apogean distance of the Earth from the sun is about 152 million kilometers.
- Apogean velocity is a critical factor in calculating the trajectory of a spacecraft.