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Aphelion (album)
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noun
(1)
Apoapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet that is at the greatest distance from the sun
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Etymology
Greek form of from + (modelled after
apogaeum
). Compare
parhelion
.
Noun
The
point
in the elliptical
orbit
of a
planet
,
comet
, etc., where it is farthest from the
sun
.
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