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Definition of Apsis

Apsis
Apsis Ap"sis ([a^]p"s[i^]s), n.; pl. Apsides ([a^]p"s[i^]*d[=e]z). See Apse. [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.] 1. (Astron.) 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. 2. (Math.) In a curve referred to polar co["o]rdinates, any point for which the radius vector is a maximum or minimum. 3. (Arch.) Same as Apse.

Meaning of Apsis from wikipedia

- An apsis (from Ancient Gr**** ἁψίς (hapsís) 'arch, vault'; pl. apsides /ˈæpsɪˌdiːz/ AP-sih-deez) is the ****hest or nearest point in the orbit of a planetary...
- from Latin absis, 'arch, vault'; from Ancient Gr**** ἀψίς, apsis, 'arch'; sometimes written apsis; pl.: apsides) is a semicircular recess covered with a hemispherical...
- argument of periastron (for orbits around stars), and so on, may be used (see apsis for more information). An argument of periapsis of 0° means that the orbiting...
- Look up apse, apses, apsis, apside, apsides, or apsidal in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The apse or apsis or apside (plural: apses or apsides) are...
- APSI (an abbreviation of "Agencia Publicitaria de Servicios Informativos") was a Chilean magazine aimed as means of political opposition to the Pinochet...
- constructed in east–west direction (from the Piazza dell'Olio to the area of the apsis of the Duomo), which was traditionally considered the cult area in Late...
- Part of a series on Astrodynamics Orbital mechanics Orbital elements Apsis Argument of periapsis Eccentricity Inclination Mean anomaly Orbital nodes Semi-major...
- "Centro SInAPSi. Sostenere e favorire l'inclusione | In Ateneo". www.unina.it. "La struttura" (in Italian). "Carta dei Servizi di SInAPSI". "Sezione2...
- perspective in the Roman Emperor Constantine's Aula Palatina - Trier: The windows and the coffer in the apse are smaller, and the apsis has a raised floor....
- an anomaly of an elliptical orbit, generally measured with respect to an apsis, usually the periapsis Anomalous precession, another term for "apsidal precession"...