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Aphelion - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Aphelion : (noun)
1: apoapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet
or comet that is at the greatest distance from the sun
[ant: perihelion]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Aphelion : \A*phel"ion\ (?; 277), n.; pl. Aphelia. [Gr. ? _ ?
sun.] (Astron.)
That point of a planet's or comet's orbit which is most
distant from the sun, the opposite point being the
perihelion.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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