The speed is greatest at perigee, when the moon is nearest the earth (Robert H. Baker).
See piture under apogee. (Cf. ↑apogee)Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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peri·gee — /ˈperəˌʤiː/ noun [singular] technical : the point in outer space where an object traveling around the Earth (such as a satellite or the moon) is closest to the Earth compare ↑apogee … Useful english dictionary
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perigee — per•i•gee [[t]ˈpɛr ɪˌdʒi[/t]] n. astron. the point in the orbit of a heavenly body, esp. the moon, or of an artificial satellite at which it is nearest to the earth. See illus. at apogee • Etymology: 1585–95; < F perigée < NL perigēum,… … From formal English to slang
epigee — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
epigeum — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Perigeum — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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