apsis

(Inglês)

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

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈæpsɪs/

Etimologia (Inglês)

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

Conceitos

ábside

apside

abside

apoastro

Sinônimos

apse

chancel

concha

exedra

periastron

recess

lower apse

Traduções

apside

Apsis

abside

apsyda

ábside

αψίδα

ápside

apside

Apside

abside

κόγχη

absyda

àpside

apsis

apoastro