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perigee

🇬🇧 UK/'peridʒi:/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

The point in a satellite's orbit around the Earth where it is closest to the Earth.

近地点

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
periaround, near
+
geeearth, land
=perigee

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The satellite reached its perigee at the closest point to Earth's surface.

  • 2.

    At perigee, the moon appears slightly larger due to its proximity to Earth.

  • 3.

    The spacecraft's trajectory showed it would pass through perigee in three days.

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