perigee

About 0.19 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is closest to the Earth: the periapsis of an Earth orbiter.
2. noun The point, in an orbit about any planet, that is closest to the planet: the periapsis of any satellite.
3. noun The point, in any trajectory of an object in space, where it is closest to the Earth.

Similar words

syzygy mile bottom pericenter perigalacticum apogee peribaryon perihelion apsis periherm

Often followed by

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Word family

perigean perigees