PERIHELION


Meaning of PERIHELION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌper-ə-ˈhēl-yən ]

noun

( plural peri·he·lia -ˈhēl-yə)

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

Date: 1666

: the point in the path of a celestial body (as a planet) that is nearest to the sun — compare aphelion

• peri·he·lial -ˈhēl-yəl adjective

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