apsen.

Brit.

/aps/, U.S.

/æps/

Forms: Plural apses /ˈæpsɪz/.

Etymology: < Latin apsis: compare basis , base , axis , axe , etc. See apsis n.

1. Architecture. A semi-circular or polygonal recess, arched or dome-roofed, in a building, esp. at the end of the choir, aisles, or nave of a church. Cf. apsis n. 3.

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1845 J. H. Parker Gloss. Terms Archit. (ed. 4) 21 Apse,..the semicircular or polygonal termination to the choir or aisles of a church.

1849 E. A. Freeman Hist. Archit. 155 The altar was placed at the end of the nave, on the chord of the apse.

1876 C. M. Davies Unorthodox London (rev. ed.) 329 Behind this, occupying the apse, was an organ.

2. Astronomy. = apsis n. 2.

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the world > the universe > planet > planetary movement > [noun] > orbit > apsis

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1822 T. Webster Imison's Elem. Sci. & Art (new ed.) II. 427 The two points in a planet's orbit..furthest and nearest to the body round which it moves, are called the apses, or apsides.

1879 J. N. Lockyer Elem. Lessons Astron. (new ed.) ix. xlix. 307 The apses, or extremities of the major axis—the aphelion or perihelion points.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

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释义	apsen. Brit. /aps/, U.S. /æps/ Forms: Plural apses /ˈæpsɪz/. Etymology: < Latin apsis: compare basis , base , axis , axe , etc. See apsis n. 1. Architecture. A semi-circular or polygonal recess, arched or dome-roofed, in a building, esp. at the end of the choir, aisles, or nave of a church. Cf. apsis n. 3. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > division of building (general) > apse > [noun] tribunalc1660 apsid1670 apsis1706 tribunea1771 chevet1809 apse1845 conch1849 concha1869 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > other elements > [noun] > apse apsid1670 apsis1706 apse1845 1845 J. H. Parker Gloss. Terms Archit. (ed. 4) 21 Apse,..the semicircular or polygonal termination to the choir or aisles of a church. 1849 E. A. Freeman Hist. Archit. 155 The altar was placed at the end of the nave, on the chord of the apse. 1876 C. M. Davies Unorthodox London (rev. ed.) 329 Behind this, occupying the apse, was an organ. 2. Astronomy. = apsis n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > planet > planetary movement > [noun] > orbit > apsis auge1602 apsis1658 point of station1671 apsid1743 stationary point1788 apse1822 1822 T. Webster Imison's Elem. Sci. & Art (new ed.) II. 427 The two points in a planet's orbit..furthest and nearest to the body round which it moves, are called the apses, or apsides. 1879 J. N. Lockyer Elem. Lessons Astron. (new ed.) ix. xlix. 307 The apses, or extremities of the major axis—the aphelion or perihelion points. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1822
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