perigee

perigee

per·i·gee

P0192600 (pĕr′ə-jē)n.1. Astronomy The point in an orbit around the planet Earth where the orbiting body is closest to the planet.2. The analogous point in an orbit around a celestial body other than Earth. Not in technical use.

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[French périgée, from Medieval Latin perigēum, from Late Greek perigeion : Greek peri-, peri- + Greek gē, earth.]

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per′i·ge′al (-jē′əl), per′i·ge′an (-jē′ən) adj.

perigee

(ˈpɛrɪˌdʒiː) n (Astronomy) the point in its orbit around the earth when the moon or an artificial satellite is nearest the earth. Compare apogee¹[C16: via French from Greek perigeion, from peri- + gea earth] ˌperiˈgean, ˌperiˈgeal adj

per•i•gee

(ˈpɛr ɪˌdʒi)

n. the point in the orbit of a heavenly body, esp. the moon, or of an artificial satellite at which it is nearest to the earth. See illus. at apogee. [1585–95; < French perigée < New Latin perigēum, perigaeum < Greek perígeion (sēmeîon limit), neuter of perígeios near, of the earth] per`i•ge′al, per`i•ge′an, adj.

per·i·gee

(pĕr′ə-jē)1. The point nearest Earth's center in the orbit of the moon or an artificial satellite.2. The point in the orbit of a body, such as a satellite, where it is nearest the body around which it revolves, such as a planet. Compare apogee.

perigee

the closest point in an orbit to the body being orbited.See also: Planets

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

perigee - periapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is nearest to the Earthperiapsis, point of periapsis - (astronomy) the point in an orbit closest to the body being orbitedapogee - apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth

Translations

περίγειοperigeoперигей