apsis

Senso (Inglese)

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

Concetti

abside

apside

sinonimi

apse

chancel

concha

exedra

periastron

recess

lower apse

Traduzioni

apside

Apsis

abside

ábside

αψίδα

ápside

Apside

ábside

κόγχη

abside

àpside

apside

apsis

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈæpsɪs/

Etimologia (Inglese)

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