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Perigean
- - Pertaining to the perigee.
Perigees
- noun - periapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is nearest to the Earth
Perigeum
- - 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.
Perigone
- noun - collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils
Perigons
- noun - an angle of 360 degrees
Perigord
- unknown - The Périgord is a natural region and former province of France, which corresponds roughly to the current Dordogne département,
Perijove
- noun - periapsis in orbit around Jupiter
Periling
- verb - pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops"
- put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
Perilous
- adjective - fraught with danger; "dangerous waters"; "a parlous journey on stormy seas"; "a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat"; "the precarious life of an undersea diver"; "dangerous surgery followed by a touch-and-go recovery"
Perilune
- noun - periapsis in orbit around the moon