epigee

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epigee - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Perigee \Per"i*gee\, Perigeum \Per`i*ge"um\, n. [NL. perigeum,
     fr. Gr. peri` about, near + gh^ 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.
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  Epigee \Ep"i*gee\, n. [NL. epigeum, fr. Gr. ? upon the earth.
     See Epig[ae]a.]
     See Perigee. [Obs.]
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