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Aphelion

Aphelion Meaning & Definition
Aphelion Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Aphelion?

[n] apoapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet that is at the greatest distance from the sun

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See Also | apoapsis | point of apoapsis

Aphelion In Webster's Dictionary

\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.

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