† perigeumn.

Forms:

α. 1500s perigeon, 1700s perigaeon.

β. 1600s–1700s perigaeum, 1600s–1800s perigeum.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin perigeum.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin perigeum, perigaeum (although this is apparently first attested later in this sense: from 1620 in British sources; earlier in sense ‘base’ in heraldic use (c1595)) < Hellenistic Greek περίγειον perigee (Ptolemy), use as noun (short for περίγειον σημεῖον ) of neuter of περίγειος (adjective) near the earth < ancient Greek περι- peri- prefix + γῆ (poetic form γαῖα ) the earth (see geo- comb. form). Compare perigee n.

Obsolete.

1. Astronomy. = perigee n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > planet > planetary movement > [noun] > orbit > apsis > perigee

perigeum1594

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perigeum1646

1594 T. Blundeville Exercises vii. xliv. f. 343^v His [sc. the sun's] swift motion is when he is in the opposite point to the Auge, called Perigeon.

1603 C. Heydon Def. Iudiciall Astrol. xi. 248 Those points which we call Apogæa, or Perigæa.

1628 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy (ed. 3) ii. ii. iv. 263 The motions of the Planets, their magnitudes, apogeums, perigeums, exentricities.

1704 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum I Perigæon, or Perigæum, is a Point in the Heavens, wherein a Planet is said to be in its nearest Distance possibly from the Earth.

1799 W. Tooke View Russ. Empire I. 56 Four [days] before the full moon, two after its transit through the perigaeum.

1806 J. Lingard Antiq. Anglo-Saxon Church II. x. 181 From Pliny..[they] inferred, that in the perigeum their velocity must be apparently encreased.

2. Astronomy. = perigee n. 2. rare.

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1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica vi. v. 293 In the Apogeum or highest point (which happeneth in Cancer) it is not so hot under that Tropick on this side the Equator as unto the other side in the Perigeum or lowest part of the Eccentric.

3. figurative. = perigee n. 3. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > [noun] > state of or advanced condition > highest point

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1670 J. Eachard Grounds Contempt of Clergy 54 Sometimes he withdraws himself into the Apogæum of doubt, sorrow, and despair; but then he comes again into the Perigæum of joy, content, and assurance.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	perigeum
释义	† perigeumn. Forms: α. 1500s perigeon, 1700s perigaeon. β. 1600s–1700s perigaeum, 1600s–1800s perigeum. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin perigeum. Etymology: < post-classical Latin perigeum, perigaeum (although this is apparently first attested later in this sense: from 1620 in British sources; earlier in sense ‘base’ in heraldic use (c1595)) < Hellenistic Greek περίγειον perigee (Ptolemy), use as noun (short for περίγειον σημεῖον ) of neuter of περίγειος (adjective) near the earth < ancient Greek περι- peri- prefix + γῆ (poetic form γαῖα ) the earth (see geo- comb. form). Compare perigee n. Obsolete. 1. Astronomy. = perigee n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > planet > planetary movement > [noun] > orbit > apsis > perigee perigeum1594 perigee1595 perigeum1646 1594 T. Blundeville Exercises vii. xliv. f. 343^v His [sc. the sun's] swift motion is when he is in the opposite point to the Auge, called Perigeon. 1603 C. Heydon Def. Iudiciall Astrol. xi. 248 Those points which we call Apogæa, or Perigæa. 1628 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy (ed. 3) ii. ii. iv. 263 The motions of the Planets, their magnitudes, apogeums, perigeums, exentricities. 1704 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum I Perigæon, or Perigæum, is a Point in the Heavens, wherein a Planet is said to be in its nearest Distance possibly from the Earth. 1799 W. Tooke View Russ. Empire I. 56 Four [days] before the full moon, two after its transit through the perigaeum. 1806 J. Lingard Antiq. Anglo-Saxon Church II. x. 181 From Pliny..[they] inferred, that in the perigeum their velocity must be apparently encreased. 2. Astronomy. = perigee n. 2. rare. ΚΠ 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica vi. v. 293 In the Apogeum or highest point (which happeneth in Cancer) it is not so hot under that Tropick on this side the Equator as unto the other side in the Perigeum or lowest part of the Eccentric. View more context for this quotation 3. figurative. = perigee n. 3. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > [noun] > state of or advanced condition > highest point prickOE heighta1050 full1340 higha1398 pointc1400 roofa1500 top-castle1548 ruff1549 acmea1568 tip1567 noontide1578 high tide1579 superlative1583 summity1588 spring tide1593 meridian1594 period1595 apogee1600 punctilio1601 high-water mark1602 noon1609 zenith1610 auge1611 apex1624 culmination1633 cumble1640 culmen1646 climax1647 topc1650 cumulus1659 summit1661 perigeum1670 highest1688 consummation1698 stretch1741 high point1787 perihelion1804 summary1831 comble1832 heading up1857 climacteric1870 flashpoint1878 tip-end1885 peak1902 noontime1903 Omega point1981 1670 J. Eachard Grounds Contempt of Clergy 54 Sometimes he withdraws himself into the Apogæum of doubt, sorrow, and despair; but then he comes again into the Perigæum of joy, content, and assurance. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1594
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