apogean

1. 1.

   relating to or characteristic of an apogee

   “apogean tides occur when the moon is at the apogee of its orbit”

Questions about apogean

What does apogean mean?

apogean means "relating to or characteristic of an apogee".

How many syllables are in apogean?

apogean has 4 syllables: a-po-ge-an. The stress falls on "po".

Is apogean a common word?

apogean is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.