perigeu

Borrowed from Latin perigaeum, from Ancient Greek περίγειον (perígeion).

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [pə.ɾiˈʒɛw]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [pe.ɾiˈd͡ʒɛw]

perigeu m (plural perigeus)

1. perigee

   Antonym: apogeu

• “perigeu”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Borrowed from Latin perigaeum, from Ancient Greek περίγειον (perígeion).

perigeu m (plural perigeus)

1. (astronomy) perigee (the point on the Moon's orbit, on the orbit of an artificial satellite or on the Sun's orbit in apparent annual motion, which is closest to the Earth)

• “perigeu”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Borrowed from French périgée, from Latin perigaeum.

perigeu n (plural perigee)

1. perigee