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PERIGEE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Periapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is nearest to the Earth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("perigee" is a kind of...):
periapsis; point of periapsis ((astronomy) the point in an orbit closest to the body being orbited)
Antonym:
apogee (apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth)
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