APHELION


Meaning of APHELION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ a-ˈfēl-yən, ˌap-ˈhēl- ]

noun

( plural aph·elia -yə)

Etymology: New Latin, from apo- + Greek hēlios sun — more at solar

Date: 1656

: the point in the path of a celestial body (as a planet) that is farthest from the sun — compare perihelion

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