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.
Webster's Dictionary 1828
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.