noun🔗ShareАфелийThe point in the elliptical orbit of a planet, comet, etc., where it is farthest from the Sun."Earth reaches its aphelion, the point farthest from the sun, in early July. "Земля достигает афелия, самой удаленной от Солнца точки, в начале июля.astronomyspacephysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading