Definition of perigee
English to English noun - periapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is nearest to the Earth
source: WordNet 3.0 - That point in the orbit of the moon which is nearest to the earth; -- opposed to apogee. It is sometimes, but rarely, used of the nearest points of other orbits, as of a comet, a planet, etc. Called also epigee, epigeum.
source: Webster 1913
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perigee, prig, pierage, perisse, prisage, peerage, perogue, perique, periwig, price, prize, purge, perce, pharisee, prise, prees, periagua, periergy, pauperise, pauperize
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