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PERIGEE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does perigee mean?
• PERIGEE (noun)
The noun PERIGEE has 1 sense:
1. periapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is nearest to the Earth
Familiarity information: PERIGEE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Periapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is nearest to the Earth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("perigee" is a kind of...):
periapsis; point of periapsis ((astronomy) the point in an orbit closest to the body being orbited)
Antonym:
apogee (apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth)
Context examples
On Monday, Nov. 14, the moon is at perigee at 6:22 a.m. EST and “opposite” the sun for the full moon at 8:52 a.m. EST (after moonset for most of the US).
(November Supermoon a Spectacular Sight, NASA)
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