"perihelium" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌpɛ.ɹɪˈhiː.lɪ.əm/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌpɛ.ɹəˈhi.lɪ.əm/ [General-American] Forms: perihelia [plural]
Rhymes: -iːliəm Etymology: PIE word *sóh₂wl̥ Borrowed from Late Latin perihelium, from Ancient Greek περί- (perí-) (a variant of περι- (peri-, prefix meaning ‘around; surrounding’), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“before, in front; first”)) + ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun”) or a pre-Hellenic language), which was modelled after perigeum (“point in an orbit about the Earth that is closest to the Earth, perigee”). Etymology templates: {{PIE word|en|sóh₂wl̥}} PIE word *sóh₂wl̥, {{root|en|ine-pro|*per-}}, {{bor|en|LL.|perihelium}} Late Latin perihelium, {{der|en|grc|περί-}} Ancient Greek περί- (perí-), {{glossary|prefix}} prefix, {{der|en|ine-pro|*per-|t=before, in front; first}} Proto-Indo-European *per- (“before, in front; first”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*sóh₂wl̥|t=sun}} Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun”) Head templates: {{en-noun|perihelia}} perihelium (plural perihelia)
  1. (astronomy, obsolete) Synonym of perihelion Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Astronomy Synonyms: perihelion [synonym, synonym-of] Related terms: aphelium
    Sense id: en-perihelium-en-noun-sMklOFbe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with raw sortkeys Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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