perigee
Meaning of perigee
noun
- The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is closest to the Earth: the periapsis of an Earth orbiter.
- (more generally) The point, in an orbit about any planet, that is closest to the planet: the periapsis of any satellite.
- (possibly obsolete outside astrology) The point, in any trajectory of an object in space, where it is closest to the Earth.
Information about perigee
- It is a name.
- The plural form of perigee is: perigees.
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Hyphenation of perigee
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- It consists of 1 syllables and 7 chars.
- perigee is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
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Words that rhyme with perigee
Boligee, negligee, obligee, epigee, ferigee
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