perihelic

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adjective

Of or pertaining to a perihelion.

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Meanings

adjectiveperihelic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf 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
Cite this entry
APA

perihelic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perihelic

MLA

“perihelic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perihelic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “perihelic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perihelic.

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