APHELIA

APHELION

aphelion

(noun) apoapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet that is at the greatest distance from the sun

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

aphelia

(astronomy) plural of aphelion

Source: Wiktionary


APHELION

A*phel"ion, n.; pl. Aphelia. Etym: [Gr. (Astron.)

Definition: That point of a planet's or comet's orbit which is most distant from the sun, the opposite point being the perihelion.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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GUILLOTINE

(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”


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