apsis

Meaning

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

Synonyms

apse

chancel

concha

exedra

periastron

recess

lower apse

Translations

apside

Apsis

abside

ápside

ábside

αψίδα

apside

Apside

abside

ábside

κόγχη

àpside

apside

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈæpsɪs/

Etymology

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