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apsis

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ap·sis  (pss)
n. pl. ap·si·des (-s-dz)
1. Architecture An apse.
2. Astronomy The point of greatest or least distance of the orbit of a celestial body from a center of attraction.

[Late Latin, from Latin, arch, vault, from Greek hapsis, from haptein, to fasten.]

apsis [ap-siss, ap-sid-deez]
Noun
pl apsides Astron either of two points lying at the extremities of the elliptical orbit of a planet or satellite [see apse]

apsis  (pss)
Plural apsides (ps-dz)
In the path of an orbiting body, either of the two points at which it is closest to or farthest away from the body it is orbiting. See also apoapsisperiapsis
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Noun1.apsisapsis - a domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the altar
church building, church - a place for public (especially Christian) worship; "the church was empty"
niche, recess - an enclosure that is set back or indented
tribune - the apse of a Christian church that contains the bishop's throne

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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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