远日点 in English yuan3 ri4 dian3 Meaning

Meanings

  • aphelion, the furthest point of a planet in elliptic orbit to the sun
  • opposite: perihelion 近日點|近日点[jin4 ri4 dian3]
  • higher apsis

Simplified Characters

远 日 点

Traditional Characters

遠 日 點

Pinyin

yuan3 ri4 dian3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

远yuan3far 日ri4abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3], Japan 点dian3point