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Perihelion

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. The point nearest the sun in the orbit of a planet or other celestial body.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. The point in the elliptical orbit of a planet or comet etc. where it is nearest to the Sun.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. That point of the orbit of a planet or comet which is nearest to the sun; -- opposed to aphelion.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. That point of the orbit of a planet or comet in which it is at its least distance from the sun: opposed to aphelion.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. periapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet where it is nearest to the sun

Word Usage

"The point at which a planet is closest to the sun is called the perihelion point, and if Newton’s theory is correct, a planet should return to precisely the same perihelion as it orbits the sun each year."

Equivalent

perihelium

Antonym

aphelion

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

periapsis point of periapsis

Variant

perihelia

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