Perihelion

//ˌpɛɹ.ɪˈhiː.lɪ.ən//

Synonyms for "perihelion" (50 found)

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Translations

32 translations across 28 languages.

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Basque

1 entries
  • perihelio noun (point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, etc., where it is nearest to the Sun)

Bulgarian

1 entries
  • перихелий noun (point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, etc., where it is nearest to the Sun)

Catalan

1 entries
  • periheli noun (point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, etc., where it is nearest to the Sun)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 近日點 /近日点 noun (point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, etc., where it is nearest to the Sun)

Czech

3 entries
  • perihel noun (point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, etc., where it is nearest to the Sun)
  • perihélium noun (point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, etc., where it is nearest to the Sun)
  • přísluní noun (point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, etc., where it is nearest to the Sun)

Dutch

1 entries
  • perihelium noun (point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, etc., where it is nearest to the Sun)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • perihelio noun (point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, etc., where it is nearest to the Sun)

Finnish

1 entries
  • periheli noun (point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, etc., where it is nearest to the Sun)

French

1 entries
  • périhélie noun (point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, etc., where it is nearest to the Sun)

Galician

1 entries
  • perihelio noun (point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, etc., where it is nearest to the Sun)

German

1 entries
  • Perihel noun (point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, etc., where it is nearest to the Sun)

Greek

1 entries
  • περιήλιο noun (point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, etc., where it is nearest to the Sun)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • sólnánd noun (point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, etc., where it is nearest to the Sun)

Italian

1 entries
  • perielio noun (point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, etc., where it is nearest to the Sun)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 近日点 noun (point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, etc., where it is nearest to the Sun)

Korean

1 entries
  • 근일점 noun (point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, etc., where it is nearest to the Sun)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • пе́рихел noun (point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, etc., where it is nearest to the Sun)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries
  • perihel noun (point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, etc., where it is nearest to the Sun)
  • perihelium noun (point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, etc., where it is nearest to the Sun)

Polish

1 entries
  • peryhelium noun (point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, etc., where it is nearest to the Sun)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • periélio noun (point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, etc., where it is nearest to the Sun)

Russian

1 entries
  • периге́лий noun (point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, etc., where it is nearest to the Sun)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • perihel noun (point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, etc., where it is nearest to the Sun)
  • перихел noun (point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, etc., where it is nearest to the Sun)

Spanish

1 entries
  • perihelio noun (point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, etc., where it is nearest to the Sun)

Swedish

1 entries
  • perihelium noun (point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, etc., where it is nearest to the Sun)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • kublayo sa Adlaw noun (point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, etc., where it is nearest to the Sun)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • периге́лій noun (point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, etc., where it is nearest to the Sun)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • điểm cận nhật noun (point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, etc., where it is nearest to the Sun)

Welsh

1 entries
  • perihelion noun (point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, etc., where it is nearest to the Sun)

Sample sentences

13 total sentences available.

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The general theory of relativity explains the anomalous perihelion precession of the planet Mercury.

Source: tatoeba (1853480)

The perihelion is the point where an object in orbit around the Sun is nearest to the Sun.

Source: tatoeba (5320266)

Astronomers say that the comet, which made its closest approach to the Sun, or perihelion, on January 30, 2015, was also one of the most dazzling and active comets to pass us since comet Hale-Bopp in 1997.

Source: tatoeba (10871409)

The æquation of the Earth encreaſeth from her Aphelion, until ſhe come to the point where it's greateſt, and from thence it again decreaſeth till ſhe come to her Perihelion, or oppoſite Auge: in like manner it increaſeth from her Perihelion to the point where it's greateſt, and afterwards decreaſeth till ſhe come againe to the Auge or Aphelion, [...]

Source: wiktionary

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