aphelium
aphelium noun: synonym of aphelion.
Noun
aphelium (plural aphelia)
- 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.1715, David Gregory, The Elements of Aſtronomy, Physical and Geometrical, volume I, London: […] J. Nicholson […], page 147
- Synonyms:
- aphelion
Synonyms of aphelium
Forms of aphelium
| plural | aphelia |
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Origin of aphelium
Unadapted borrowing from Latin aphelium.
Words that rhyme with aphelium
- berkelium
- helium
- antihelium
- dihelium
- endothelium
- epithelium
- exothelium
- hydridohelium
- hyperhelium
- hypotrachelium
- mesothelium
- mycelium
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Questions about aphelium
- What does aphelium mean?
- Aphelium means synonym of aphelion.
- What part of speech is aphelium?
- Aphelium is a noun.
- What is the plural of aphelium?
- The plural of aphelium is aphelia.
Words near aphelium in the dictionary
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