perigee

Meaning of perigee

noun
  1. The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is closest to the Earth: the periapsis of an Earth orbiter.
  2. (more generally) The point, in an orbit about any planet, that is closest to the planet: the periapsis of any satellite.
  3. (possibly obsolete outside astrology) The point, in any trajectory of an object in space, where it is closest to the Earth.

Information about perigee

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of perigee is: perigees.
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Hyphenation of perigee

perigee

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 7 chars.
  • perigee is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

perigee antonyms

Meaning :

apogee

Translation of perigee

Words that rhyme with perigee

Boligee, negligee, obligee, epigee, ferigee

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