afélio

See also: afelio

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• afélia

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈfɛ.li.u/ [aˈfɛ.lɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /aˈfɛ.lju/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈfɛ.li.u/ [aˈfɛ.lɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /aˈfɛ.lju/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈfɛ.li.o/ [aˈfɛ.lɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /aˈfɛ.ljo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈfɛ.lju/

• Hyphenation: a‧fé‧li‧o

Noun

afélio m (plural afélios)

1. (astronomy) aphelion (the point in the elliptical orbit of a planet where it is farthest from the sun)

   Antonym: periélio

Further reading

• “afélio”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024