noun that point in the orbit of the moon which is nearest to the earth;
opposed to apogee. it is sometimes, but rarely, used of the nearest points of other orbits, as of a comet, a planet, ·etc. called also epigee, epigeum.
noun that point in the orbit of the moon which is nearest to the earth;
opposed to apogee. it is sometimes, but rarely, used of the nearest points of other orbits, as of a comet, a planet, ·etc. called also epigee, epigeum.
Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012