Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

perigean

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: perigean
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to the perigee.

Example Sentences

"The perigean tides are the spring tides that occur soon after the Moon passes its perigee."
"perigean high water"
"perigean low water"

Etymology

From perigee + -an?

Word Breakdown

Suffix: perigee

Synonyms

perigeal

Questions

What does perigean mean?: Pertaining to the perigee.
Where does perigean come from?: From perigee + -an?

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