noun
(astronomy) the point in an orbit closest to the body being orbited
• Syn: ↑periapsis
• Ant: ↑point of apoapsis, ↑apoapsis (for: ↑periapsis)
• Hypernyms: ↑celestial point
• Hyponyms: ↑perigee, ↑perihelion, ↑perijove, ↑periselene, ↑perilune
• Part Holonyms: ↑orbit, ↑celestial orbit
Useful english dictionary. 2012.