How many syllables in aphelion?

There are 3 syllables in the word aphelion.

How to pronounce aphelion:

aphelion (noun):: the point farthest from the sun in the path of an orbiting celestial body (such as a planet) compare perihelion; noun. apoapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet that is at the greatest distance from the sun.

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