perigees

Meaning of perigees

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.

Information about perigees

  • It is a name.
  • The singular form of perigees is: perigee.
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Hyphenation of perigees

perigees

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 8 chars.
  • perigees is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

perigees antonyms

Meaning :

apogee

Words that rhyme with perigees

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