afélio

See also: afelio

Portuguese

Alternative forms

afélia

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈfɛ.li.u/ [aˈfɛ.lɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /aˈfɛ.lju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈfɛ.li.o/ [aˈfɛ.lɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /aˈfɛ.ljo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈfɛ.lju/

Hyphenation: a‧fé‧li‧o

Noun

afélio m (plural afélios)

(astronomy) aphelion (the point in the elliptical orbit of a planet where it is farthest from the sun)
Antonym: periélio

Further reading

“afélio” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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