different between solstice vs aphelion

English

Etymology

From Middle English solstice, from Old French solstice, from Latin s?lstitium, from s?l (“sun”) + sist? (“stand still”, verb), both from Proto-Indo-European roots.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?s?l.st?s/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?s?l.st?s/, /?s?l.st?s/

Noun

solstice (plural solstices)

1. One of the two points in the ecliptic at which the sun is furthest from the celestial equator. This corresponds to one of two days in the year when the day is either longest or shortest.

Synonyms

• sunstead

Hyponyms

• summer solstice, winter solstice

Derived terms

• solstitial

Related terms

• equinox

Translations

Anagrams

• isolects, scolites, solecist

French

Etymology

From Old French solstice, borrowed from Latin solstitium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s?l.stis/
• Rhymes: -is

Noun

solstice m (plural solstices)

1. (astronomy) solstice

Hyponyms

• solstice d'été, solstice d'hiver

Further reading

• “solstice” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Old French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin solstitium.

Noun

solstice m (oblique plural solstices, nominative singular solstices, nominative plural solstice)

1. (astronomy) solstice

Descendants

• English: solstice
• French: solstice

English

Etymology

Greek form of Latin aphelium, from Ancient Greek ??? (apó, “from”) + ????? (h?lios, “sun”) (modelled after apogaeum). Compare perihelion.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??fi?l??n/, /æp?hi?l??n/

Noun

aphelion (plural aphelia or (deprecated) aphelions)

1. (astronomy) The point in the elliptical orbit of a planet, comet, etc., where it is farthest from the Sun.

Antonyms

• perihelion

Related terms

• see apoapsis

Translations

Anagrams

• Ophelian