afelio

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See also: afélio

Italian

Etymology

From New Latin aphēlium, from Ancient Greek ἀπό (apó, from, away from) "from, away from" + ἥλιος (hḗlios, the Sun), modeled after apogaeum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈfɛ.ljo/
  • Rhymes: -ɛljo
  • Hyphenation: a‧fè‧lio

Noun

afelio m (plural afeli)

  1. aphelion
    Antonym: perielio

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Spanish

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Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin aphēlium, from Ancient Greek ἀπό (apó, from, away from) + ἥλιος (hḗlios, the Sun), modeled after apogaeum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈfeljo/
  • Rhymes: -eljo
  • Syllabification: a‧fe‧lio

Noun

afelio m (plural afelios)

  1. (astronomy) aphelion
    Antonym: perihelio

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