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Apsis
A recess or projection, with a dome or vault, at the east end of a churchA recess or projection, with a dome or vault, at the east end of a church.
/ˈæpsɪs/
Meaning
2 sensesA recess or projection, with a dome or vault, at the east end of a church.
Apsis
a domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the altar
Either of the points in the elliptical orbit of a planet, comet, or moon where it is closest or furthest from the body it orbits; examples are perihelion, aphelion, perigee, and apogee.
Apsis
апси́даapsída
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
astronomy: point in elliptical orbit:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
architecture: apse:
Origin
From Latin apsis, hapsis, from Ancient Greek ἁψίς (hapsís, “arch, vault”). See also apse.From Latin apsis, hapsis, from Ancient Greek ἁψίς (hapsís, “arch, vault”). See also apse.
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