perihelio

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Esperanto

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Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -io
  • Hyphenation: pe‧ri‧he‧li‧o

Noun

perihelio (accusative singular perihelion, plural perihelioj, accusative plural periheliojn)

  1. (astronomy) perihelion

Galician

Noun

perihelio m (plural perihelios)

  1. (astonomy) perihelion (the point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, etc., where it is nearest to the Sun)
    Antonym: afelio

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Spanish

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Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin perihēlium, from Ancient Greek περί (perí, around) + ἥλιος (hḗlios, the Sun).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌpeˈɾjeljo/
  • Rhymes: -eljo
  • Syllabification: pe‧rihe‧lio

Noun

perihelio m (plural perihelios)

  1. (astonomy) perihelion (the point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, etc., where it is nearest to the Sun)
    Antonym: afelio

Further reading