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aphelium

Rhymes with -iːliəm

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Unadapted borrowing from Latin aphelium.

noun aphelia

obsolete Synonym of aphelion. Wherefore a Planet, whoſe Orbit is an Ellipſe, having the Sun for a Focus, muſt neceſſarily be urged, even in its aſcent from the Sun, from the Perihelium to the Aphelium, by a Force tending to the Sun, fince an Ellipſe is concave towards both Foci.
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@misc{aphelium_2026,
  title = {aphelium},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aphelium},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}