Perigee — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

periapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is nearest to the Earth

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɛɹɪdʒˌiː/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɛɹɪdʒˌiː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɛɹɪdʒˌiː/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈɛɹɪdʒˌiː/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

apogee

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Perigäum

Periapsis in der Erdumlaufbahn; der Punkt auf seiner Umlaufbahn, an dem ein Satellit der Erde am nächsten ist

🇫🇷French

périgée

périastre en orbite terrestre ; le point de son orbite où un satellite est le plus proche de la Terre

🇪🇸Spanish

perigeo

periapsis en órbita terrestre; el punto de su órbita donde un satélite está más cercano a la Tierra

🇮🇹Italian

perigeo

periapsi nell'orbita terrestre; il punto della sua orbita in cui un satellite è più vicino alla Terra

🇳🇱Dutch

perigeum

periapsis in een baan om de aarde; het punt in zijn baan waar een satelliet zich het dichtst bij de aarde bevindt

🇵🇹Portuguese

perigeu

periapsis em órbita terrestre; o ponto em sua órbita onde um satélite está mais próximo da Terra

🇷🇺Russian

перигей

перицентр на околоземной орбите; точка на своей орбите, где спутник находится ближе всего к Земле

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भू-समीपक

पृथ्वी की कक्षा में पेरीएप्सिस; अपनी कक्षा में वह बिंदु जहाँ एक उपग्रह पृथ्वी के सबसे निकट होता है

🇮🇳Tamil

பெரிஜி

பூமியின் சுற்றுப்பாதையில் periapsis; அதன் சுற்றுப்பாதையில் ஒரு செயற்கைக்கோள் பூமிக்கு அருகில் இருக்கும் புள்ளி

🇮🇳Telugu

పెరిగే

భూమి కక్ష్యలో పెరియాప్సిస్; ఉపగ్రహం భూమికి దగ్గరగా ఉన్న దాని కక్ష్యలో పాయింట్

🇮🇳Gujarati

પેરીજી

પૃથ્વીની ભ્રમણકક્ષામાં પેરિએપ્સિસ; તેની ભ્રમણકક્ષામાં તે બિંદુ જ્યાં ઉપગ્રહ પૃથ્વીની સૌથી નજીક છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪೆರಿಜಿ

ಭೂಮಿಯ ಕಕ್ಷೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಪೆರಿಯಾಪ್ಸಿಸ್; ಉಪಗ್ರಹವು ಭೂಮಿಗೆ ಹತ್ತಿರವಿರುವ ಅದರ ಕಕ್ಷೆಯಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಬಿಂದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

പെരിജി

ഭൂമിയുടെ ഭ്രമണപഥത്തിൽ പെരിയാപ്സിസ്; ഒരു ഉപഗ്രഹം ഭൂമിയോട് ഏറ്റവും അടുത്തുള്ള ഭ്രമണപഥത്തിലെ പോയിൻ്റ്

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

近地点

地球轨道上的近点；卫星在其轨道上距离地球最近的点

🇯🇵Japanese

近地点

地球軌道上の近点。衛星が地球に最も近い軌道上の点

🇰🇷Korean

근지점

지구 궤도의 근점; 위성이 지구에 가장 가까운 궤도상의 지점

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cận điểm

cận điểm trên quỹ đạo Trái đất; điểm trên quỹ đạo của nó nơi vệ tinh ở gần Trái đất nhất

🇹🇭Thai

เพอริจี

periapsis ในวงโคจรโลก; จุดในวงโคจรที่ดาวเทียมอยู่ใกล้โลกมากที่สุด

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الحضيض

الحضيض في مدار الأرض. النقطة في مداره حيث يكون القمر الصناعي هو الأقرب إلى الأرض

🇮🇷Persian

حضیض

پریاپسیس در مدار زمین؛ نقطه ای در مدار خود که در آن یک ماهواره نزدیک ترین به زمین است

🇹🇷Turkish

yerberi

Dünya yörüngesindeki periapsis; uydunun yörüngesinde Dünya'ya en yakın olduğu nokta

🇮🇱Hebrew

פריג'י

פריאפסיס במסלול כדור הארץ; הנקודה במסלולו שבה הלוויין הוא הקרוב ביותר לכדור הארץ

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