aphelia

ap·hel·ia
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UK/əˈfiː.lɪ.ə/UK/æpˈhiː.lɪ.ə/US/əˈfi.li.ə/US/əˈfil.jə/

A form of aphelion — The point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, or other astronomical object, where it is farthest from the Sun.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralastronomyplural of aphelion

Origin

From aphelion + -a (plural form of the suffix -on).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with aphelia

ameliaCeciliaCeliadeliaCordeliaOpheliapsychedeliaKarelialobeliahaemophiliaphaceliaphiliaasphyxiophiliabromeliacimeliadysmeliainflatophiliaLaconophiliamicrophilia-philiaphocomeliaplushophiliasirenomelia
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Sounds the same

Ophelia (one pronunciation)
Cite this entry
APA

aphelia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aphelia

MLA

“aphelia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aphelia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aphelia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aphelia.

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