afelio

See also: afélio

Italian

Etymology

From New Latin aphēlium, from Ancient Greek ἀπό (apó, “from, away from”) "from, away from" + ἥλιος (hḗlios, “the Sun”), modeled after apogaeum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈfɛ.ljo/
• Rhymes: -ɛljo
• Hyphenation: a‧fè‧lio

Noun

afelio m (plural afeli)

1. aphelion

   Antonym: perielio

Derived terms

• afelico

Anagrams

• Ofelia

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin aphēlium, from Ancient Greek ἀπό (apó, “from, away from”) + ἥλιος (hḗlios, “the Sun”), modeled after apogaeum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈfeljo/ [aˈfe.ljo]
• Rhymes: -eljo
• Syllabification: a‧fe‧lio

Noun

afelio m (plural afelios)

1. (astronomy) aphelion

   Antonym: perihelio

Further reading

• “afelio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16