Look up: Perigeum


  1. perigeum
    <astronomy> That point in the orbit of the moon which is nearest to the earth; opposed to apogee. It is sometimes, but rarely, used of the nearest points of other orbits, as of a comet, a planet, etc. ... Synonym: epigee, epigeum. ... Origin: NL. Perigeum, fr. Gr. About, near + the earth: cf. ...
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  2. Perigeum
    • (n.) That point in the orbit of the moon which is nearest to the earth; -- opposed to apogee. It is sometimes, but rarely, used of the nearest points of other orbits, as of a comet, a planet, etc. Called also epigee, epigeum.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/perigeum/

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