apogean

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

apogean
    adj 1: relating to or characteristic of an apogee; "apogean
           tides occur when the moon is at the apogee of its orbit"

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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]

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