Associations to the word «Perihelion»

Wiktionary

PERIHELION, noun. (astronomy) The point in the elliptical orbit of a planet or comet etc. where it is nearest to the Sun.

Dictionary definition

PERIHELION, noun. Periapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet where it is nearest to the sun.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras