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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary peri·he·lion ETYMOLOGY New Latin, from peri- + Greek hēlios sun — more at solar DATE 1666 : the point in the path of a celestial body (as a planet) that is nearest to the sun — compare aphelion English Etymology perihelion "point at which a celestial body is nearest the Sun," 1690, coined in Mod.L. (perihelium) by Kepler (1596) from Gk. peri "near" + helios "sun" (see sol), and subsequently re-Grecianized. Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: longitude of perihelion peri·he·lion \|perə|hēlyən, -lēən\ noun (-s) Etymology: New Latin perihelium, perihelion, from peri- + -helium, -helion (from Greek hēlios sun) — more at solar : periastron in the solar system : the point in the path of a planet, comet, meteor, artificial planetoid, passing star, or other celestial body that is nearest to the sun — opposed to aphelion; compare apsis , pericenter , perigee ; see aphelion illustration |
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