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Aphelia

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Updated June 2026

Definition

Plural of aphelion, the points in planetary or cometary orbits at the greatest distance from the sun.

The aphelia of the outer planets are billions of kilometres from the sun.

Pronunciation

Syllables

a·phe·li·a

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Antonyms

perihelia

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Wordle

Contains PH and ends in IA, four vowels A, E, I, A spread across the word

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Four vowels make it useful for clearing a vowel-heavy rack in one play

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