apsides

Meaning

1. (form-of, plural) plural of apside
2. (form-of, plural) plural of apsis
3. (form-of, plural) plural of apse

apse

1. A semicircular projection from a building, especially the rounded east end of a church that contains the altar.
2. The bishop's seat or throne in ancient churches.
3. A reliquary, or case in which the relics of saints were kept.
4. (alt-of, obsolete) Obsolete form of apsis (“the nearest and furthest points to the centre of gravitational attraction for a body in orbit”).

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apsis

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

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apside

1. Synonym of apsis.
2. Synonym of apse.

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Synonyms

recess

Translations

apsidi

àpside

Apside

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apside

ápside

Etymology

From Ancient Greek [Term?] (“apsides”) (plural form), from Ancient Greek ἁψίς (hapsís) (singular form)
* apside + -s