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A0386900 (ăp′sĭs)n. pl. ap·si·des (-sĭ-dēz′) 1. Architecture An apse.2. Astronomy The point of greatest or least distance of the orbit of a celestial body from the center of mass of the system.

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

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 orbit2. (Architecture) another name for apse¹[C17: via Latin from Greek; see apse] apsidal adj

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n., pl. -si•des (-sɪˌdiz) 1. either of the two points farthest or nearest the center of attraction in an eccentric astronomical orbit. 2. apse (def. 1). [1595–1605; < Latin < Greek hapsís (felloe of) a wheel, arch, vault, orig., fastening, derivative (of háptein to fasten]

apsis

- The extreme point of an orbit.See also related terms for orbit.

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apsis - a domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the altarapsechurch building, church - a place for public (especially Christian) worship; "the church was empty"niche, recess - an enclosure that is set back or indentedtribune - the apse of a Christian church that contains the bishop's throne

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apsis

(pl. apsides), point in the orbitorbit,
in astronomy, path in space described by a body revolving about a second body where the motion of the orbiting bodies is dominated by their mutual gravitational attraction.
..... Click the link for more information. of a body where the body is neither approaching nor receding from another body about which it revolves. Any elliptical orbit has two apsides. At the perigee the moon or other satellite is as close as it ever gets to the earth, and it begins to move away; at the apogee it is as far away as it gets, and it begins to move closer. Similarly, in the orbit of the earth or another planet around the sun, the perihelion is the point of closest approach and the aphelion is the point of farthest recession. In the orbit of the stars in a binary starbinary star
or binary system,
pair of stars that are held together by their mutual gravitational attraction and revolve about their common center of mass. In 1650 Riccioli made the first binary system discovery, that of the middle star in the Big Dipper's handle, Zeta
..... Click the link for more information. system, the periastron is the point of closest approach and the apastron the point of farthest recession. A line connecting the two apsidal points of an elliptical orbit (e.g., the aphelion and perihelion) is called the line of apsides; it is the major axis of the ellipse. This line may precess because of gravitational influences of other bodies or relativistic effects.

apsis

[′ap·səs] (astronomy) In celestial mechanics, either of the two orbital points nearest or farthest from the center of attraction. Also known as apse.

apsis

The semicircular termination of any rectangular chamber; an apse.

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1. 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. another name for apse

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noun a domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church

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