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Perigee Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Perigee? [n] periapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is nearest to the Earth Synonyms \| Synonyms for Perigee: Related Terms \| Find terms related to Perigee: abutment \| abuttal \| adjacency \| adjoiningness \| aphelion \| apogee \| apposition \| appulse \| astronomical longitude \| attitude-control rocket \| autumnal equinox \| ballistic capsule \| burn \| capsule \| celestial equator \| celestial longitude \| celestial meridian \| circle \| colures \| conjugation \| conjunction \| connection \| conterminousness \| contiguity \| coterminousness \| deep-space ship \| docking \| docking maneuver \| Earth insertion \| ecliptic \| equator \| equinoctial \| equinoctial circle \| equinoctial colure \| equinox \| ferry rocket \| fuel ship \| galactic longitude \| geocentric longitude \| geodetic longitude \| great circle \| heliocentric longitude \| injection \| insertion \| junction \| juxtaposition \| LEM \| LM \| longitude \| lunar excursion module \| lunar module \| manned rocket \| meridian \| module \| moon ship \| multistage rocket \| orbit \| parking orbit \| perihelion \| period \| reentry \| rocket \| shuttle rocket \| small circle \| soft landing \| solstitial colure \| space capsule \| space docking \| space rocket \| spacecraft \| spaceship \| syzygy \| trajectory \| union \| vernal equinox \| zodiac \| zone See Also \| periapsis \| point of periapsis Perigee In Webster's Dictionary \Per"igee\, Perigeum \Per`ige"um\, n. [NL. perigeum, fr. Gr. ? about, near + ? the earth: cf. F. p['e]rig['e]e.] (Astron.) 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}.

Perigee Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Perigee?

[n] periapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is nearest to the Earth

Synonyms | Synonyms for Perigee:

See Also | periapsis | point of periapsis

Perigee In Webster's Dictionary

\Per"i*gee\, Perigeum \Per`i*ge"um\, n. [NL. perigeum,
fr. Gr. ? about, near + ? the earth: cf. F. p['e]rig['e]e.]
(Astron.)
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}.

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