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, perogue, prisage, periwig, peerage, perisse, pierage, perique, prees, pharisee, periagua, prize, perce, periergy, purge, prise, price, pauperise, pauperize
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