Definition
Relating to or occurring near aphelion, the point in an orbiting object's path when it is farthest from the Sun.
Etymology
From Greek 'apo-' (away from) and 'helios' (sun). Coined by astronomers in the 17th century as the opposite of 'perihelion' (closest point to the Sun).
Kelly Says
Earth is about 3 million miles farther from the Sun in January than in July—yet January is cold in the Northern Hemisphere because the tilt matters more than the distance, which confused astronomers for centuries!
Translations
ARالعربية
أفليان
af-lee-an
BNবাংলা
অ্যাফেলিয়ান
a-phe-li-yan
CACatalà
aphelians
a-feh-lee-ans
CSČeština
aphelians
a-feh-lee-ans
DADansk
aphelians
a-feh-lee-ans
DEDeutsch
aphelians
ah-feh-lee-ans
ELΕλληνικά
αφελιανός
af-e-lee-an-os
ESEspañol
apheliano
ah-feh-lee-ah-noh
FAفارسی
آفلیان
a-feh-lee-an
FISuomi
aphelians
a-feh-lee-ans
FRFrançais
aphélien
a-fe-lyen
GUGU
અપહેલિયન
a-peh-lee-an
HAHA
aphelians
a-feh-lee-ans
HEעברית
אפליאני
a-feh-lee-a-nee
HIहिन्दी
अपहेलियन
ap-heh-lee-an
HUMagyar
aphelians
a-feh-lee-ans
IDBahasa Indonesia
aphelilian
a-phe-li-lian
IGIG
aphelians
a-feh-lee-ans
ITItaliano
apheliano
ah-feh-lee-ah-noh
KMKM
អាផេលីអាន
a-phe-lee-an
MRMR
अफेलियन
a-feh-lee-an
MSBahasa Melayu
aphelians
a-feh-lee-ans
MYမြန်မာ
အဖဲလီယန်
a-phe-lee-yan
NLNederlands
aphelians
a-feh-lee-ans
NONorsk
aphelians
a-feh-lee-ans
PAPA
ਅਫੇਲੀਅਨ
a-feh-lee-an
PLPolski
aphelians
a-feh-lee-ans
PTPortuguês
apheliano
ah-feh-lee-ah-noh
RORomână
aphelians
a-feh-lee-ans
RUРусский
афелиан
a-fe-li-an
SVSvenska
aphelians
a-feh-lee-ans
SWKiswahili
aphelians
a-feh-lee-ans
TAதமிழ்
அபீலியன்
a-bee-li-yan
TEతెలుగు
అఫెలియన్
a-fe-li-yan
THไทย
แอพฟีเลียน
a-phee-lee-an
TLTL
aphelians
a-feh-lee-ans
TRTürkçe
apheliyan
a-feh-li-yan
UKУкраїнська
афеліан
a-fe-li-an
VITiếng Việt
aphelilian
a-phe-li-lian
YOYO
aphelians
a-feh-lee-ans
ZUZU
aphelians
a-feh-lee-ans