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perigeum
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Perigeumnoun
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.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Perigee, Perigeumnoun
Is a point in the heavens, wherein a planet is said to be in its nearest distance possible from the earth. John Harris
Etymology: πεϱὶ and γῆ; perigée, Fr.
By the proportion of its motion, it was at the creation, at the beginning of Aries, and the perigeum or nearest point in Libra. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.
Webster Dictionary
Perigeumnoun
that point in the orbit of the moon which is nearest to the earth; -- opposed to apogee. It is sometimes, but rarely, used of the nearest points of other orbits, as of a comet, a planet, etc. Called also epigee, epigeum
Etymology: [NL. perigeum, fr. Gr. peri` about, near + gh^ the earth: cf. F. prige.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of perigeum in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of perigeum in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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