perigees
Meaning of perigees
noun
- The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is closest to the Earth: the periapsis of an Earth orbiter.
- (more generally) The point, in an orbit about any planet, that is closest to the planet: the periapsis of any satellite.
- (possibly obsolete outside astrology) The point, in any trajectory of an object in space, where it is closest to the Earth.
Information about perigees
- It is a name.
- The singular form of perigees is: perigee.
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Hyphenation of perigees
perigees
- It consists of 1 syllables and 8 chars.
- perigees is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
perigees antonyms
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Words that rhyme with perigees
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