APHELION


Meaning of APHELION in English

[ 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'.

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