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Complete Definition of "perigee"

English

Noun
perigee

  1. astronomy That point in the orbit of any object which is at the smallest distance from the center of the central body. For example, the point in the moon's orbit which is the smallest distance from the center of the earth.

Translations

German: Perigäum n
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Related terms
apogee
perihelion

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