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Perihelion

noun
(pl. perihelia)
1.
Periapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet where it is nearest to the sun.





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"Perihelion" Quotes from Famous Books



... ship," the intruder told them blandly. "That is why we stopped the train here. It is the only flat area sufficiently unsettled for our landing and departure without detection. We must return at once or lose perihelion." ...
— Reel Life Films • Samuel Kimball Merwin


Words linked to "Perihelion" :   aphelion, point of periapsis, periapsis


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