Apogean

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Apogean \Ap`o*ge"an\, a.
     Connected with the apogee; as, apogean (neap) tides, which
     occur when the moon has passed her apogee.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  apogean
       adj : relating to or characteristic of an apogee; "apogean tides
             occur when the moon is at the apogee of its orbit"