périhélie
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From 1690, possibly borrowed or calqued from English perihelion (from 1653), or possibly directly from péri- + Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”). See perihelion for more.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
périhélie m (plural périhélies)
- (astronomy) perihelion (point where the planet or comet is nearest to the sun) [from 17th c.]
- Antonym: aphélie
Further reading[edit]
- “périhélie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.