Wondering how to use Perigee in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as periapsis or apogee.
Perigee in a sentence
Perigee meaning
- The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is closest to the Earth: the periapsis of an Earth orbiter.
- The point, in an orbit about any planet, that is closest to the planet: the periapsis of any satellite.
- The point, in any trajectory of an object in space, where it is closest to the Earth.
Using Perigee
- The main meaning on this page is: The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is closest to the Earth: the periapsis of an Earth orbiter. | The point, in an orbit about any planet, that is closest to the planet: the periapsis of any satellite. | The point, in any trajectory of an object in space, where it is closest to the Earth.
- Useful related words include: periapsis, point of periapsis, apogee.
- In the example corpus, perigee often appears in combinations such as: the perigee, or perigee, perigee the.
Context around Perigee
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 7 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Perigee
- In this selection, "perigee" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, lunar, company, orbital, altitude, giving and making stand out and add context to how "perigee" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include apogee and perigee moons of and as the perigee making the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "perigee" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with perigee
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The resultant slowing of the Shuttle lowered its orbital perigee down into the upper atmosphere. (15 words)
This gives a maximum perceived increase of 14% between apogee and perigee moons of the same phase. (17 words)
A second maneuver followed three hours later that raised its low point, or perigee, by 50 kilometers, he said. (19 words)
The harvest supermoon rising over Dorchester Full supermoons occur when the orbit of the moon is at its closest point to the Earth in its orbit which is also known as its lunar perigee, giving the Moon a bigger and brighter appearance in the sky. (45 words)
Peter Davidson is the author or co-author of twenty-nine books including fiction, non-fiction, college textbooks, and children’s books published by McGraw-Hill Book Company, Perigee/Putnam Publishers, Sweet Memories Publishing, Haworth Press, and others. (38 words)
As the moon orbits the Earth it moves nearer and further away from the planet, sometimes being 30,000 miles closer to us at its closest passing - or perigee, as it's known. (33 words)
Example sentences (13)
As the moon orbits the Earth it moves nearer and further away from the planet, sometimes being 30,000 miles closer to us at its closest passing - or perigee, as it's known.
Hence, the final disposal orbit must meet specific criteria on the minimum raise in perigee altitude depending on the object's reflectivity, mass, shape, and size.
It also qualifies as a Supermoon, which refers to a full moon that is 90 percent or closer to perigee—the point nearest Earth reached by the Moon in its orbit.
The harvest supermoon rising over Dorchester Full supermoons occur when the orbit of the moon is at its closest point to the Earth in its orbit which is also known as its lunar perigee, giving the Moon a bigger and brighter appearance in the sky.
A second maneuver followed three hours later that raised its low point, or perigee, by 50 kilometers, he said.
A supermoon occurs when the moon reaches its closest position to the Earth, known as the perigee, making the satellite appear bigger and brighter than usual.
Perigee needed a location free of such constraints, he said, because it wants to eventually launch up to 40 times a year.
Peter Davidson is the author or co-author of twenty-nine books including fiction, non-fiction, college textbooks, and children’s books published by McGraw-Hill Book Company, Perigee/Putnam Publishers, Sweet Memories Publishing, Haworth Press, and others.
An anomalistic month is longer than a sidereal month because the perigee moves in the same direction as the Moon is orbiting the Earth, one revolution in nine years.
Full moon cycle The full moon cycle is the time for the Sun (as seen from the Earth) to complete one revolution with respect to the perigee of the Moon's orbit.
The orbit's perigee and apogee had been selected to cause reentry due to orbital decay within 10 days (the limit of the life support system function) in the event of retrorocket malfunction.
The resultant slowing of the Shuttle lowered its orbital perigee down into the upper atmosphere.
This gives a maximum perceived increase of 14% between apogee and perigee moons of the same phase.
Common combinations with perigee
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the perigee 3×
- or perigee 2×
- perigee the 2×