perihelium
English
Noun
perihelium (plural perihelia)
Dutch
The aphelion and perihelion of a planet.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek περί (perí, “about, around”) + New Latin helium, from Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”)
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: pe‧ri‧he‧li‧um
Noun
perihelium n (plural perihelia)
- (astronomy) perihelion
- Antonym: aphelium
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