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perigee

/per-i-jee/US // ˈpɛr ɪˌdʒi //UK // (ˈpɛrɪˌdʒiː) //

近地点,近地,近卫,近地点的

Related Words

trajectory轨迹,弹道,轨迹图,径迹rotation旋转,轮换,旋转运动,轮转pattern模式,样式,纹样,形状path路,路径,路途,路程apogee远景,远景规划,远地点,远景展望track追踪,轨迹,跟踪,轨道curve曲线,弧度,曲线图,弯道course课程,历程,进程,航线circle循环,圈子,圆圈,圆locus地点,位置,定位,所在lap大腿,搭接,圈子,圈round围绕,圆形的,围绕着,绕过cycle循环,周期,循环播放,循环往复ellipse椭圆,椭圆形,椭圆体,椭圆度circumgyration圆周率,圆周运动,环节词,环节性

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Astronomy.

    • : the point in the orbit of a heavenly body, especially the moon, or of an artificial satellite at which it is nearest to the earth.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inorbit
Synonyms
path路,路径,路途,路程pattern模式,样式,纹样,形状rotation旋转,轮换,旋转运动,轮转trajectory轨迹,弹道,轨迹图,径迹apogee远景,远景规划,远地点,远景展望circle循环,圈子,圆圈,圆course课程,历程,进程,航线curve曲线,弧度,曲线图,弯道cycle循环,周期,循环播放,循环往复ellipse椭圆,椭圆形,椭圆体,椭圆度lap大腿,搭接,圈子,圈locus地点,位置,定位,所在round围绕,圆形的,围绕着,绕过track追踪,轨迹,跟踪,轨道circumgyration圆周率,圆周运动,环节词,环节性

Examples

  • An habitual liar's nearest approach to truth: the perigee of his eccentric orbit.

  • It was a remarkable eclipse in that the Moon was within 13° of perigee and the Sun only 2° from apogee.

  • The Babylonians knew of the inequality in the daily motion of the sun, but misplaced by 10 the perigee of his orbit.

  • He used, however, the old word "perigee" (nearness to the earth) rather than the Newtonian "perihelion" (nearness to the sun).

  • Where yet he noteth, that according to another Calculation, the Perigee was March 27.

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