- perihelion as a noun:
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perihelion
noun
1 perihelion
Periapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet where it is nearest to the sun.
Roget 197: nearness etc. adj.; proximity, propinquity; vicinity, vicinage; neighborhood, adjacency; contiguity etc. 199. short distance, short step, ... show more
Dutch: perihelium
Polish: perihelium, peryhelium, punkt przysłoneczny
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