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单词 perigeal
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perigealadj.

Brit. /ˌpɛrᵻˈdʒiːəl/, U.S. /ˌpɛrəˈdʒiəl/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: perigeum n., perigee n., -al suffix1.
Etymology: < either perigeum n. or perigee n. + -al suffix1.
Chiefly Astronomy. Now rare.
= perigean adj.
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1754 Philos. Trans. 1753 (Royal Soc.) 48 166 A new method for measuring the difference between the apogeal and perigeal diameters of the sun.
1853 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 143 184 A change of 1″ in the coefficient for mean longitude..produces, in the moon's place for a perigeal eclipse.., an effect of about 10″.
1968 Isis 59 7 The apogeal diameter is found to be about 30′, and the perigeal diameter about 31′.
1980 Christian Sci. Monitor (Boston, Mass.) (Nexis) 4 Aug. 20 In one of the local coves lies a broken hull, cast up by perigeal tide into the salt hay.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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