Nearest Earth Point Perigee Noun Perigeios Object Compare

peri·gee
\\ˈper-ə-(ˌ)jē\\ noun: the point in the orbit of an object (as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth; also : the point nearest a planet or a satellite (as the moon) reached by an object orbiting it — compare
• peri·ge·an \\ˌper-ə-ˈjē-ən\\ adjective

perigee
  "point at which a celestial body is nearest the Earth," 1594, from Mod.L. perigeum (15c.), from Late Gk. peregeion, used by Ptolemy as a noun, properly neut. of adj. perigeios "near the earth," from peri ges, from peri "near" + ges, gen. of ge "earth."

perigee
per·igee / 5peridVi: / noun   (astronomy 天) the point in the

orbit

of the moon, a planet or other object in space when it is nearest the planet, for example the earth, around which it turns
   近地点(绕地运动的天体轨道上离地心最近点)
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apogee

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peri·gee
\ˈperə(ˌ)jē, -əji\ noun
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Etymology: Middle French & New Latin; Middle French, from New Latin perigaeum, perigeum, from Greek perigeion, from neuter of perigeios near the earth, from peri- + -geios (from gē earth)

: the point in the orbit of a satellite (as the moon or an artificial body) of the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth — opposed to apogee; compare , ,