aphelion
The point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, or other astronomical object,…The point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, or other astronomical object, where it is farthest from the Sun.
» Mars is approaching aphelion, its farthest point from the Sun.
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1 senses(also, figuratively)The point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, or other astronomical object, where it is farthest from the Sun.
Aphel
афе́лийafélij
афе́лійafélij
apoapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet that is at the greatest distance from the sun
Examples
2 sentencesMars is approaching aphelion, its farthest point from the Sun.
The aphelion is the point where an object in orbit around the Sun is furthest from the Sun.
deDer Aphel ist der Punkt, in dem ein die Sonne umkreisendes Objekt von dieser am weitesten entfernt ist. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
From New Latin aphēlium (whence English aphelium, now displaced) + -ion (used in the namesFrom New Latin aphēlium (whence English aphelium, now displaced) + -ion (used in the names of other apsides). Aphelium was formed from Ancient Greek ἀπο- (apo-, prefix meaning ‘away, from, off’) + ἥλῐος (hḗlĭos, “the sun”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ (“the sun”)), modelled after New Latin apogaeum (“apogee”).
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Forms
plural: aphelia / aphelionsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
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