périhélie
French
editEtymology
editFrom 1690, possibly borrowed or calqued from English perihelion (from 1653), or possibly directly from péri- + Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”). See perihelion for more.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpérihélie m (plural périhélies)
- (astronomy) perihelion (point where the planet or comet is nearest to the sun) [from 17th c.]
- Antonym: aphélie
Further reading
edit- “périhélie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.