apsis

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

1. A recess or projection, with a dome or vault, at the east end of a church; an apse.
2. 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

Έννοιες

αψίδα

κόγχη

Συνώνυμα

apse

chancel

concha

exedra

periastron

recess

lower apse

Μεταφράσεις

apside

Apsis

abside

ábside

ábside

ápside

Apside

abside

apside

abside

àpside

apside

apsis

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ˈæpsɪs/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

From Latin apsis, hapsis, from Ancient Greek ἁψίς (hapsís, “arch, vault”). See also apse.