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Meaning of perigalacticum | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

The closest point in a star's orbit around the centre of a galaxy (the galactic periapsis).

Examples

“During the late Cenozoic glaciation, high-latitude glaciation started in the Miocene 14 m.y. ago, and the sun is presently 8 + 4 m.y. from the perigalacticum.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

periganglionitis perigastritis Perigee perigenesis Perigenia perigeum