perihelium

English

Noun

perihelium (plural perihelia)

  1. perihelion

Dutch
Het aphelium en perihelium van een planeet.
The aphelion and perihelion of a planet.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek περί (perí, “about, around”) + New Latin helium, from Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”)

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  • Hyphenation: pe‧ri‧he‧li‧um

Noun

perihelium n (plural perihelia)

  1. (astronomy) perihelion
    Antonym: aphelium
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