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Noun: perigee  'pe-ree,jee
  1. Periapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is nearest to the Earth

Derived forms: perigees

Type of: periapsis, point of periapsis

Antonym: apogee

Encyclopedia: Perigee

Nearest

periclinal
pericope
pericranium
periderm
peridinian
Peridiniidae
Peridinium
peridium
peridot
peridotite
perigee
periglacial
perigon
perigonal
perigone
perigonium
perigynous
perihelion
perijove
peril
Perilla