perigee
/ˈperɪdʒiː/noun
- Astronomy the point in the orbit of the moon or a satellite at which it is nearest to the earth【天文】近地点。APOGEE的反义词。
词源
late 16th cent.: from French périgée, via modern Latin from Greek perigeion 'close round the earth', from peri- 'around' + gē 'earth'.