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Rareperigee
The correct spelling is perigee.
How to pronounce perigee
noun
IPA: /ˈpɛɹɪdʒiː/
Say it like: Per-ijee
The correct spelling is perigee. The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is closest to the Earth: the periapsis of an Earth orbiter.
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Definition
noun
- 1.The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is closest to the Earth: the periapsis of an Earth orbiter.
- 2.(more generally) The point, in an orbit about any planet, that is closest to the planet: the periapsis of any satellite.
- 3.(possibly obsolete outside astrology) The point, in any trajectory of an object in space, where it is closest to the Earth.
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