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perihelic

perihelic adjective: of or pertaining to a perihelion.

Adjective

perihelic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to a perihelion.
    • For his money, the great perihelic Mars opposition of 2003, the comet McNaught of 2007 — perhaps you know it as C/2006 P1 — and the Venus transit of 2004 were all more pulse-quickening.2009 July 26, Alex Williams, “The Bruise Heard Round the World”, in New York Times

Questions about perihelic

What does perihelic mean?
Perihelic means of or pertaining to a perihelion.
What part of speech is perihelic?
Perihelic is an adjective.

Words near perihelic in the dictionary

  1. perihabenular
  2. perihadromatic
  3. perihaematomal
  4. perihelia
  5. perihelial
  6. perihelic
  7. perihelion
  8. perihelions
  9. perihelium
  10. perihematoma
  11. perihematomal

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