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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024per•i•gee /ˈpɛrɪˌdʒi/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Astronomythe point in the orbit of the moon or a satellite at which it is nearest to the earth.Compare apogee.
See -geo-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024per•i•gee (per′i jē′),USA pronunciation n. [Astron.]- Astronomythe 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 diag. under apogee.
- Greek perígeion (sēmeîon limit), neuter of perígeios near, of the earth, equivalent. to peri- peri- + -geios, adjective, adjectival derivative of gaîa, gê the earth
- Neo-Latin perigēum, perigaeum
- French perigée
- 1585–95
per′i•ge′al, per′i•ge′an, adj. |