transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈper-ə-(ˌ)jē ]
noun
Etymology: Middle French, from New Latin perigeum, from Greek perigeion, from neuter of perigeios near the earth, from peri- + gē earth
Date: 1594
: the point in the orbit of an object (as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth ; also : the point nearest a planet or a satellite (as the moon) reached by an object orbiting it — compare apogee
• peri·ge·an ˌper-ə-ˈjē-ən adjective