Definitions from Wiktionary (perigee)
▸ noun: (astronomy) The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is closest to the Earth: the periapsis of an Earth orbiter.
▸ noun: (astronomy, more generally) The point, in an orbit about any planet, that is closest to the planet: the periapsis of any satellite.
▸ noun: (possibly archaic outside astrology) The point, in any trajectory of an object in space, where it is closest to the Earth.
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▸ noun: (astronomy) The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is closest to the Earth: the periapsis of an Earth orbiter.
▸ noun: (astronomy, more generally) The point, in an orbit about any planet, that is closest to the planet: the periapsis of any satellite.
▸ noun: (possibly archaic outside astrology) The point, in any trajectory of an object in space, where it is closest to the Earth.
Similar:
pericenter,
perigalacticum,
apogee,
peribaryon,
perihelion,
apsis,
periherm,
pericynthion,
periapsis,
perihelium,
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