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Englsh-Russian aviation and space dictionary. - M.: Military publishing house USSR Ministry of Defence. edited by M. Murashkevich. 1974.
aphelion point
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Aphelion — A*phel ion (?; 277), n.; pl. {Aphelia}. [Gr. ? + ? sun.] (Astron.) That point of a planet s or comet s orbit which is most distant from the sun, the opposite point being the perihelion. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
aphelion — (n.) point farthest from the sun (of a celestial body s orbit), 1670s, a Grecianized form of Mod.L. aphelium, altered by Johannes Kepler based on Gk. apo heliou away from the sun, from apo away from (see APO (Cf. apo )) + heliou, gen. of helios… … Etymology dictionary
aphelion — ► NOUN (pl. aphelia) ▪ the point in a planet s orbit at which it is furthest from the sun. ORIGIN from Greek aph h lion from the sun … English terms dictionary
aphelion — [ə fē′lē ən, əfēl′yən] n. pl. aphelions or aphelia [ə fē′lēə] [ModL, altered (as if Gr) by KEPLER Johannes < earlier aphelium < Gr apo , from + hēlios, SUN1; modeled on L apogaeum, APOGEE] the point farthest from the sun in the orbit of a… … English World dictionary
aphelion — aphelian, adj. /euh fee lee euhn, euh feel yeuhn, ap hee lee euhn/, n., pl. aphelia /euh fee lee euh, euh feel yeuh, ap hee lee euh/. Astron. the point in the orbit of a planet or a comet at which it is farthest from the sun. Cf. perihelion.… … Universalium
aphelion — a•phe•li•on [[t]əˈfi li ən, əˈfil yən, æpˈhi li ən[/t]] n. pl. a•phe•li•a [[t]əˈfi li ə, əˈfil yə, æpˈhi li ə[/t]] astron. the point in the orbit of a planet or a comet at which it is farthest from the sun Compare perihelion • Etymology: 1650–60; … From formal English to slang
point of apoapsis — noun (astronomy) the point in an orbit farthest from the body being orbited • Syn: ↑apoapsis • Ant: ↑point of periapsis, ↑periapsis (for: ↑apoapsis) • Top … Useful english dictionary
aphelion — noun (plural aphelia) Etymology: New Latin, from apo + Greek hēlios sun more at solar Date: 1656 the point in the path of a celestial body (as a planet) that is farthest from the sun compare perihelion … New Collegiate Dictionary
aphelion — noun /əˈfiːlɪən/ The point in the elliptical orbit of a planet, comet, etc., where it is farthest from the sun. Ant: perihelion See Also: apogee … Wiktionary
aphelion — the point in orbit where a body is farthest from the Sun … Mechanics glossary
aphelion — a·phe·li·on || æ fiËljÉ™n n. point at which an orbiting planet or satellite is farthest from the sun … English contemporary dictionary
