Noah Webster
Perigee
PER'IGEE
PERIGE'UM, noun [Gr. about, and the earth.] That point in the orbit of the sun or moon in which it is at the least distance from the earth; opposed to apogee.
PER'IGEE
PERIGE'UM, noun [Gr. about, and the earth.] That point in the orbit of the sun or moon in which it is at the least distance from the earth; opposed to apogee.