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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: perigee (0.02786 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to perigee.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: perigee perigee n : periapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is nearest to the Earth [ant: apogee]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Perigee Perigee \Per"i*gee\, Perigeum \Per`i*ge"um\, n. [NL. perigeum, fr. Gr. ? about, near + ? the earth: cf. F. p['e]rig['e]e.] (Astron.) That point, in the orbit of the moon or other body orbiting the earth, which is nearest to the earth; -- opposed to apogee. It is sometimes, but rarely, used of the nearest points of bodies not orbiting the earth, such as of a comet, a planet, etc. Called also epigee, epigeum. [1913 Webster +PJC]
English → English (WordNet) Definition: perigee perigee n : periapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is nearest to the Earth [ant: apogee]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Perigee Perigee \Per"i*gee\, Perigeum \Per`i*ge"um\, n. [NL. perigeum, fr. Gr. ? about, near + ? the earth: cf. F. p['e]rig['e]e.] (Astron.) That point, in the orbit of the moon or other body orbiting the earth, which is nearest to the earth; -- opposed to apogee. It is sometimes, but rarely, used of the nearest points of bodies not orbiting the earth, such as of a comet, a planet, etc. Called also epigee, epigeum. [1913 Webster +PJC]
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