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)
- aphelion
- Antonym: perielio
Derived terms
- afelico
Anagrams
- Ofelia
Spanish
Etymology
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)
- (astronomy) aphelion
- Antonym: perihelio
Further reading
- “afelio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014