перихелий

Bulgarian

Диаграма на земната орбита около слънцето; позиция (2) показва перихелия на Земята

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek περί (perí, “near”) + ἥλιος (hḗlios, “Sun”), via a western language.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɛriˈxɛlij]

Noun

перихе́лий • (perihélij) m

  1. (astronomy) perihelion (closest point to the Sun within a heliocentric orbit; for Earth occurs around 3 Jan)
    Antonym: афе́лий (afélij)
    Hypernym: апси́да (apsída)

Declension

References

  • “перихелий”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “перихелий”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
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