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Complete Definition of "perihelion"

English

Noun
en-noun|pl=perihelia

  1. astronomy The point in the elliptical orbit of a planet or comet etc where it is nearest to the sun

Related terms
aphelion
perigee
apolune
perilune

Translations
trans-top|point where the planet or comet is nearest to the sun
Croatian: t-|hr|perihel|m
Finnish: periheli
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German: t+|de|Perihel|n
Swedish: t-|sv|perihelion|n
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