Definition of perigees Perigees
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Wiktionary 
- perigees (Noun)
Plural of perigee.
Part of speech
🔤- perigees, noun, plural of perigee.
WordNet
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| perigee - periapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is nearest to the Earth | ||
| periapsis, point of periapsis (astronomy) the point in an orbit closest to the body being orbited | ||
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Wiktionary
- perigee (Noun)
The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is closest to the Earth: the periapsis of an Earth orbiter. - perigee (Noun)
The point, in an orbit about any planet, that is closest to the planet: the periapsis of any satellite. - perigee (Noun)
The point, in any trajectory of an object in space, where it is closest to the Earth.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- perigee (n.)
Alt. of Perigeum
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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perigee
The point at which an object in orbit around the Earth comes closest to the Earth.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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perigee
per′i-jē, n. (astron.) the point of the moon's orbit at which it is nearest the earth—opp. to Apogee.—adjs. Perigē′al, Perigē′an. [Gr. peri, near, gē, the earth.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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perigee
That point in the moon's orbit where she is nearest to the earth; or the point in the earth's orbit where we are nearest to the sun.
Part of speech
🔤- perigee, noun, singular of perigees.
