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ˈæp sɪs; -sɪˌdizap·sis
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Princeton's WordNet
apse, apsisnoun
a domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the altar
Wiktionary
apsisnoun
A recess or projection, with a dome or vault, at the east end of a church; an apse.
apsisnoun
Either of the points in the elliptical orbit of a planet or comet where it is closest or furthest from the sun; perihelion or aphelion; an apside
Etymology: Via apsis, from ἁψίς. See also apse.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
APSISnoun
apsides, plural. Is applied, in astronomy, to two points in the orbits of planets, in which they are at the greatest, and the least distance from the sun or earth. The higher apsis is more particularly denominated aphelion, or apogee; the lower, perihelion, or perigee. Ephraim Chambers
Etymology: ἀψίς.
If bodies revolve in orbits that are pretty near circles, and the apsides of these orbits be fixed, then the centripetal forces of those bodies will be reciprocally as the squares of the distances. George Cheyne, Philosophical Principles.
Wikipedia
Apsis
An apsis (from Ancient Greek ἁψίς (hapsís) 'arch, vault'; pl. apsides AP-sih-deez) is the farthest or nearest point in the orbit of a planetary body about its primary body. For example, the apsides of the Sun are called the aphelion and perihelion.
ChatGPT
apsis
Apsis refers to points in the orbit of a celestial body where it is the closest or the farthest from its orbital focus, typically the centre of mass of a system. The two points are designated as the periapsis (the nearest point) and the apoapsis (the farthest point). The terms are often modified to refer to specific celestial bodies, such as perihelion and aphelion for orbits around the sun, or perigee and apogee for orbits around the Earth.
Webster Dictionary
Apsisnoun
one of the two points of an orbit, as of a planet or satellite, which are at the greatest and least distance from the central body, corresponding to the aphelion and perihelion of a planet, or to the apogee and perigee of the moon. The more distant is called the higher apsis; the other, the lower apsis; and the line joining them, the line of apsides
Apsisnoun
in a curve referred to polar coordinates, any point for which the radius vector is a maximum or minimum
Apsisnoun
same as Apse
Etymology: [L. apsis, absis, Gr. "apsi`s, "apsi^dos, a tying, fastening, the hoop of a wheel, the wheel, a bow, arch, vault, fr. "a`ptein to fasten.]
Wikidata
Apsis
An apsis, plural apsides, is the point of greatest or least distance of a body from one of the foci of its elliptical orbit. In modern celestial mechanics this focus is also the center of attraction, which is usually the center of mass of the system. Historically, in geocentric systems, apsides were measured from the center of the Earth. The point of closest approach is called the periapsis or pericentre, from Greek περί, peri, around, and κέντρον, kentron, centre. The point of farthest excursion is called the apoapsis, apocentre or apapsis. A straight line drawn through the periapsis and apoapsis is the line of apsides. This is the major axis of the ellipse, the line through the longest part of the ellipse. Derivative terms are used to identify the body being orbited. The most common, for closest and farthest points, respectively, are perigee and apogee, referring to orbits around the Earth, and perihelion and aphelion, referring to orbits around the Sun. During the Apollo program, the terms pericynthion and apocynthion were used when referring to the Moon.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Apsis
ap′sis, n. one of the two extreme points in the orbit of a planet, one at the greatest, the other at the least distance from the sun: one of the two points in the orbit of a satellite—one nearest to, the other farthest from, its primary; corresponding, in the case of the moon, to the perigee and apogee:—pl. Apsides (ap′si-dēz).—adj. Ap′sidal. [L. apsis—Gr. hapsis, a connection, an arch—hapt-ein, to connect. See Apt.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
apsis
Either of the two points in planetary orbits where they are at the greatest and the least distance from the sun, and are termed higher or lower accordingly. The two are joined by a diameter called the line of the apsides.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of apsis in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of apsis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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