aphelion
1 antonym for aphelion — opposites grouped by meaning.
Noun — The point in the orbit of a planet, comet, or similar body where it is furthest from the sun.
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Etymology
Comes from New Latin aphēlium (which gave English aphelium, now displaced) plus -ion (used in the names of other apsides). Aphelium itself was formed from Ancient Greek ἀπο- (apo-, a prefix meaning 'away, from, off') and ἥλῐος (hḗlĭos, 'the sun') — ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ ('the sun') — modelled on...
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