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apsis

noun
/ˈæpsɪs/

Etymology

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

  1. derived from ἁψίς
  2. borrowed from apsis

Definitions

  1. A recess or projection, with a dome or vault, at the east end of a church.

    • Like Henry's collegiate church […] the cathedral is a cruciform basilica of the double bay system with four square bays in the central nave, western transoms, a quadrum for the choir, an apsis, and a transept with auxiliary apses.

  2. Either of the points in the elliptical orbit of a planet, comet, or moon where it is…

    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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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA