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apsis [ˈæpsɪs] n pl apsides [æpˈsaɪdiːz ˈæpsɪˌdiːz] 1. (Astronomy) Also called apse either of two points lying at the extremities of an eccentric orbit of a planet, satellite, etc., such as the aphelion and perihelion of a planet or the apogee and perigee of the moon. The line of apsides connects two such points and is the principal axis of the orbit 2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) another name for apse [1] [via Latin from Greek; see apse] apsidal [æpˈsaɪdəl ˈæpsɪdəl] adj
apsis - The extreme point of an orbit. See also related terms for orbit.
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Absis apse apsidal architecture astronomy basilica chevet Church church building diapsid joining niche orbit recess Regrede therapsid tribune | This is in letters of gold around the apsis of a mosaic group at the side of the 'scala santa', church of St. |
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Apsheron Apsheron peninsula Apsheron Strata Apsheronsk APSI Apsišu, Eekabs Apsia APSIC apsidal apsidal Apsidal chapels apsidal motion APSIDC apsides apsides Apsidiole Apsidospondyli APSIG APSIH Apsil APSIM APSIN Apsinth Apsinth Apsinth Apsinthos Apsinthos Apsinthos APSIR APSIRC apsis APSISQApsisu, Eekabs APSIT APSITT APSJ APSK APSL APSLF APSLMP APSM APSMA APSMFC APSMM APSMO APSN APSNA APSNC APSNCLR APSNE Apsny Apsny Apsny Kapsh APSO APSOC APSOCECAT | |||||||
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