apsis

(Anglais)

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

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈæpsɪs/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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

Concepts

apside

abside

apside inférieure

péricentre

chœur liturgique

périapside

périapse

Synonymes

apse

chancel

concha

exedra

periastron

recess

lower apse

Traductions

Apsis

apsyda

abside

ápside

apside

αψίδα

ábside

Apside

ábside

κόγχη

absyda

abside

àpside

apside

apsis