perigeen.

Brit.

/ˈpɛrᵻdʒiː/, U.S.

/ˈpɛrəˌdʒi/

Forms: 1600s perigae, 1600s perige, 1600s perigée, 1600s– perigee.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French périgée.

Etymology: < Middle French, French périgée (1557 as perigee ) < post-classical Latin perigeum perigeum n. Compare apogee n.

1. Astronomy and Astronautics. The point in the orbit of the moon, an artificial satellite, etc., at which it is nearest to the earth. Cf. perigeum n. 1. Opposed to apogee n. 1.In the Ptolemaic (geocentric) system also applicable to the planets and the sun when they are at their nearest point to earth.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > sun > position > [noun] > at noon

noon rest1538

noonstead1556

noon-point1578

perigee1595

apogee1640

perigeum1646

the world > the universe > planet > planetary movement > [noun] > orbit > apsis > perigee

perigeum1594

perigee1595

perigeum1646

1595 J. Davis Seamans Secrets i. sig. A3 Her [sc. the moon's] swift motion is in the oposite of age [i.e. auge] or perige.

1638 Bp. J. Wilkins Discov. New World (1684) i. 53 If there were any Light proper to the Moon, then would that Plannet appear Brightest when she is Eclipsed in her Perige, being nearest to the Earth.

1681 J. Flamsteed Gresham Lect. (1975) 196 The diameter of his Apoge Sun 31′⅓ of the Perige 33⅓.

1705 C. Purshall Ess. Mechanism Macrocosm 119 The Moon is not..always..in Perigee, when in Opposition to the Sun.

1791 Philos. Trans. 1790 (Royal Soc.) 80 564 Their months..are accordingly longer in the apogee, and shorter in the perigee.

1834 Nat. Philos. (Libr. Useful Knowl.) III. Astron. i. 35/1 The sun is in perigee about the 30th of December.

1887 Ann. Math. 3 73 The moon would appear to be in perigee always about syzygies, and in apogee about quadratures.

1938 S. Beckett Murphy vii. 121 The moon, by a striking coincidence full and at perigee.

1966 Electronics 3 Oct. 179 It will orbit out to an apogee of 138,000 miles for the interplanetary readings and then dip back to a perigee of 120 miles.

1992 Astronomy June 51/1 The Moon is at perigee (227,005 miles from Earth) 10 p.m. EDT.

†2. Astronomy. The point in the sky at which the sun has the lowest altitude at noon (i.e. at the winter solstice). Opposed to apogee n. 2. Obsolete. rare.

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1640 G. Watts tr. F. Bacon Of Advancem. Learning iii. iv. 146 The Apogée or middle point; and Perigée or lowest point of heauen.

3. figurative. A lowest point, a nadir. Cf. apogee n. 3. Now rare.

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the world > action or operation > adversity > [noun] > fall from prosperous or thriving condition > low condition or low point > lowest point

low tide1608

low-water mark1651

falla1662

perigee1662

low point1749

bathos1759

nadir1793

pessimism1794

zero1821

bed-rock1883

rock-bottom1885

ultima Thule1976

1662 J. Glanvill Lux Orientalis xiv. 152 They have had their Perigæ's as well as their Apogæ's;..their Verges towards the body and its joys as well as their aspires to nobler..objects.

1835 J. F. Cooper Monikins I. xi. 163 The apogee and perigee of all the more prominent truths.

1986 J. McPhee Rising from Plains 194 With the energy crisis in perigee, both government and industry were losing interest and pulling out.

2001 Seattle Times (Nexis) 12 Oct. b1 Irony reached an apogee around here (or perhaps a perigee) at the hands of Washington Teamster newspaper columnist Tom Keefe Jr., writing shortly before the Sept. 11 attacks.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	perigee
释义	perigeen. Brit. /ˈpɛrᵻdʒiː/, U.S. /ˈpɛrəˌdʒi/ Forms: 1600s perigae, 1600s perige, 1600s perigée, 1600s– perigee. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French périgée. Etymology: < Middle French, French périgée (1557 as perigee ) < post-classical Latin perigeum perigeum n. Compare apogee n. 1. Astronomy and Astronautics. The point in the orbit of the moon, an artificial satellite, etc., at which it is nearest to the earth. Cf. perigeum n. 1. Opposed to apogee n. 1.In the Ptolemaic (geocentric) system also applicable to the planets and the sun when they are at their nearest point to earth. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > sun > position > [noun] > at noon noon rest1538 noonstead1556 noon-point1578 perigee1595 apogee1640 perigeum1646 the world > the universe > planet > planetary movement > [noun] > orbit > apsis > perigee perigeum1594 perigee1595 perigeum1646 1595 J. Davis Seamans Secrets i. sig. A3 Her [sc. the moon's] swift motion is in the oposite of age [i.e. auge] or perige. 1638 Bp. J. Wilkins Discov. New World (1684) i. 53 If there were any Light proper to the Moon, then would that Plannet appear Brightest when she is Eclipsed in her Perige, being nearest to the Earth. 1681 J. Flamsteed Gresham Lect. (1975) 196 The diameter of his Apoge Sun 31′⅓ of the Perige 33⅓. 1705 C. Purshall Ess. Mechanism Macrocosm 119 The Moon is not..always..in Perigee, when in Opposition to the Sun. 1791 Philos. Trans. 1790 (Royal Soc.) 80 564 Their months..are accordingly longer in the apogee, and shorter in the perigee. 1834 Nat. Philos. (Libr. Useful Knowl.) III. Astron. i. 35/1 The sun is in perigee about the 30th of December. 1887 Ann. Math. 3 73 The moon would appear to be in perigee always about syzygies, and in apogee about quadratures. 1938 S. Beckett Murphy vii. 121 The moon, by a striking coincidence full and at perigee. 1966 Electronics 3 Oct. 179 It will orbit out to an apogee of 138,000 miles for the interplanetary readings and then dip back to a perigee of 120 miles. 1992 Astronomy June 51/1 The Moon is at perigee (227,005 miles from Earth) 10 p.m. EDT. †2. Astronomy. The point in the sky at which the sun has the lowest altitude at noon (i.e. at the winter solstice). Opposed to apogee n. 2. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1640 G. Watts tr. F. Bacon Of Advancem. Learning iii. iv. 146 The Apogée or middle point; and Perigée or lowest point of heauen. 3. figurative. A lowest point, a nadir. Cf. apogee n. 3. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > adversity > [noun] > fall from prosperous or thriving condition > low condition or low point > lowest point low tide1608 low-water mark1651 falla1662 perigee1662 low point1749 bathos1759 nadir1793 pessimism1794 zero1821 bed-rock1883 rock-bottom1885 ultima Thule1976 1662 J. Glanvill Lux Orientalis xiv. 152 They have had their Perigæ's as well as their Apogæ's;..their Verges towards the body and its joys as well as their aspires to nobler..objects. 1835 J. F. Cooper Monikins I. xi. 163 The apogee and perigee of all the more prominent truths. 1986 J. McPhee Rising from Plains 194 With the energy crisis in perigee, both government and industry were losing interest and pulling out. 2001 Seattle Times (Nexis) 12 Oct. b1 Irony reached an apogee around here (or perhaps a perigee) at the hands of Washington Teamster newspaper columnist Tom Keefe Jr., writing shortly before the Sept. 11 attacks. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1595
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