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Meaning of Aphelion | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
əˈfiː.lɪ.ən

Definitions

The point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, or other astronomical object, where it is farthest from the Sun.

also, figuratively

Equivalents

العربية أوج الأوج
Bosanski afel афел
Català afeli
Čeština afélium odsluní
Cymraeg affelion
Deutsch Aphel
Ελληνικά αφήλιο
Español afelio
Suomi apheli
Français aphélie
Galego afelio
Hrvatski afel афел
Italiano afelio
日本語 遠日点
한국어 원일점
Македонски афел
Nederlands aphelium
Polski aphelium
Português afélia afélio
Русский афелий
Српски afel афел
Українська афе́лій

Examples

“[I]t follows from the theory of gravity, that the aphelia of Mercury, Venus, the Earth, and Mars, slightly progress.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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