perihelion /per-i-hēˈli-ən/

1. The point of the orbit of a planet or a comet at which it is nearest to the sun, opp to aphelion
2. Culmination (figurative)

• potteringly
• potterings
• potters
• potter's field
• potter's fields
• potter's wheel
• potter's wheels
• potter wasp
• potter wasps
• pottery
• pottier
• potties
• pottiest
• pottiness
• pottinesses
• potting
• pottingar
• pottingars
• potting compost
• pottinger
• pottingers
• potting shed
• potting sheds
• pottle
• pottle-bodied