1. Periapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is nearest to the Earth

Derived forms: perigees

Type of: periapsis, point of periapsis

Antonym: apogee

Encyclopedia: Perigee

• sacrum
• sacré bleu
• sad
• sad sack
• sad-faced
• Sadat
• Saddam
• Saddam bin Hussein at-Takriti
• Saddam Hussein
• Saddam's Martyrs
• sadden
• saddhu
• saddle
• saddle blanket
• saddle block anaesthesia
• saddle block anesthesia
• saddle feather
• saddle hackle
• saddle horn
• saddle horse
• saddle of lamb
• saddle oxford
• saddle oyster
• saddle point
• saddle roof