Meanings
adjectiveperiastral (not comparable)
- archaicnot comparableastronomyMoving among or around the stars.
comets in periastral passage
1872, R. A. Proctor, Essays on Astronomy - not comparableOf or pertaining to the periastron
Origin
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periastral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/periastral
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“periastral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/periastral. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “periastral,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/periastral.
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