'Epigee' definitions:
Definition of 'Epigee'
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- Epigee \Ep"i*gee\, n. [NL. epigeum, fr. Gr. ? upon the earth. See Epig[ae]a.] See Perigee. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'epigee'
From: GCIDE
- Perigee \Per"i*gee\, Perigeum \Per`i*ge"um\, n. [NL. perigeum, fr. Gr. peri` about, near + gh^ the earth: cf. F. p['e]rig['e]e.] (Astron.) That point, in the orbit of the moon or other body orbiting the earth, which is nearest to the earth; -- opposed to apogee. It is sometimes, but rarely, used of the nearest points of bodies not orbiting the earth, such as of a comet, a planet, etc. Called also epigee, epigeum. [1913 Webster +PJC]