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perigee

per·i·gee [ pérrəjee ] (plural per·i·gees)


noun 
Definition:
 
point nearest to orbited object: the point in the orbit of a satellite, moon, or planet at which it comes nearest to the object it is orbiting

[Late 16th century. Via French< late Greek perigeion< perigeios "close round the earth" < Greek peri "around" + "earth"]

per·i·ge·al [ pèrrə j əl ] adjective
per·i·ge·an [ pèrrə j ən ] adjective
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