{ } n. [ NL. perigeum, fr. Gr. peri` about, near + gh^ the earth: cf. F. périgée. ] (Astron.) That point, in the orbit of the moon or other body orbiting the earth, which is nearest to the earth; -- opposed to apogee. It is sometimes, but rarely, used of the nearest points of bodies not orbiting the earth, such as of a comet, a planet, etc. Called also epigee, epigeum. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Perigee \Per"i*gee\, Perigeum \Per`i*ge"um\, n. [NL. perigeum,
fr. Gr. peri` about, near + gh^ the earth: cf. F.
p['e]rig['e]e.] (Astron.)
That point, in the orbit of the moon or other body orbiting
the earth, which is nearest to the earth; -- opposed to
{apogee}. It is sometimes, but rarely, used of the nearest
points of bodies not orbiting the earth, such as of a comet,
a planet, etc. Called also {epigee}, {epigeum}.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
perigee
n 1: periapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a
satellite is nearest to the Earth [ant: {apogee}]
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