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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" +
gē
"earth"
]
per·i·ge·al
[
pèrrə j əl
]
adjective
per·i·ge·an
[
pèrrə j ən
]
adjective
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per·i·ge·al [ pèrrə j əl ] adjectiveper·i·ge·an [ pèrrə j ən ] adjective
