[ ap'hi:lɪən ]
■ noun ( plural aphelia -lɪə ) Astronomy the point in a body's orbit at which it is furthest from the sun. The opposite of perihelion .
Origin
C17: alt. of mod. L. aphelium , from Gk aph' hēlion 'from the sun'.
[ ap'hi:lɪən ]
■ noun ( plural aphelia -lɪə ) Astronomy the point in a body's orbit at which it is furthest from the sun. The opposite of perihelion .
Origin
C17: alt. of mod. L. aphelium , from Gk aph' hēlion 'from the sun'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004