What is that point of the orbit of a planet or comet which is nearest to the sun; -- opposed to Ant: aphelion called?
perihelion — That point of the orbit of a planet or comet which is nearest to the sun; -- opposed to Ant: aphelion. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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