perielio
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See also: periélio
Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From peri- + Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]perielio m (plural perieli)
- (astonomy) perihelion (the point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, etc., where it is nearest to the Sun)
- Antonym: afelio
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- perielio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana