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PRONUNCIATION OF APSIDES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF APSIDES

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verb
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conjunction
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Apsides is a noun.
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WHAT DOES APSIDES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

apsides

Apsis

An apsis (Greek ἁψίς, gen. ἁψίδος), plural apsides (/ˈæpsɨdiːz/; Greek: ἁψίδες), is a point of greatest or least distance of a body in an elliptic orbit about a larger body. For a body orbiting the Sun the greatest and least distance points are called respectively aphelion and perihelion (/æpˈhiːliən/, /ˌpɛrɨˈhiːliən/), whereas for any satellite of Earth including the Moon the corresponding points are apogee and perigee (/ˈpɛrɨdʒiː/). The generic suffix, independent of the particular central body, can be either apsis or centre, hence apoapsis, apocentre or apapsis (from ἀπ(ό) (ap(ó)), meaning "from"), and periapsis or pericentre (from περί (peri), meaning "around"). During the Apollo program, the terms pericynthion and apocynthion (referencing Cynthia, an alternative name for the Greek Moon goddess Artemis) were used when referring to the Moon. A straight line connecting the periapsis and apoapsis is the line of apsides. This is the major axis of the ellipse, its greatest diameter.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH APSIDES


aedes
eɪˈiːdiːz
Alcides
ælˈsaɪdiːz
Andes
ˈændiːz
antipodes
ænˈtɪpəˌdiːz
aphides
ˈeɪfɪdiːz
Archimedes
ˌɑːkɪˈmiːdiːz
Aristides
ˌærɪˈstaɪdiːz
Cyclades
ˈsɪkləˌdiːz
Diomedes
ˌdaɪəˈmiːdiːz
gourmandise
ˌɡʊəmənˈdiːz
Hades
ˈheɪdiːz
Hebrides
ˈhɛbrɪˌdiːz
Heracleides
ˌhɛrəˈklaɪdiːz
Hesperides
hɛˈspɛrɪˌdiːz
laydeez
ˈleɪdiːz
mammitides
ˌmæmɪˈtaɪdiːz
Miltiades
mɪlˈtaɪəˌdiːz
pedes
ˈpɛdiːz
Pleiades
ˈplaɪəˌdiːz
Sporades
ˈspɒrəˌdiːz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE APSIDES

apron stage
apronful
apronlike
apropos
apropos of
aprotic
APS
apsaras
apse
apsidal
apsidiole
apsis
apso
apt
apt.
apteral
apterism
apterium
apterous
apterygial

WORDS THAT END LIKE APSIDES

besides
burnsides
caryopsides
Euripides
Guides
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Inner Hebrides
insides
ironsides
Laurentides
Outer Hebrides
short back and sides
silversides
Simonides
sobersides
split one´s sides
strides
take sides
topsides
upsides

Synonyms and antonyms of apsides in the English dictionary of synonyms

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拱点
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ápsides
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apsides
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apsides
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ar

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apsides
280 millions of speakers

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апсид
278 millions of speakers

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apsides
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apsides
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apsides
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Apsides
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Apsiden
180 millions of speakers

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apsides
130 millions of speakers

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apsides
85 millions of speakers

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Apsides
85 millions of speakers
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apsides
80 millions of speakers

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apsides
75 millions of speakers

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एपिसिड्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yerötelerin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

absidi
65 millions of speakers

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apsides
50 millions of speakers

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апсид
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

apsides
30 millions of speakers
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αψίδων
15 millions of speakers
af

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apsides
14 millions of speakers
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apsides
10 millions of speakers
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apsides
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «APSIDES»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «APSIDES» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «APSIDES»

Discover the use of apsides in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to apsides and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Astronomical Investigations. The cosmical relations of the ...
oscillation of the ecliptic (to and fro) coincides with that of the revolution of the apsides; and, on the other hand, the points of difference are these, that the terrestrial apsides revolve but once during the oscillation of the ecliptic and retreat of the ...
Henry F. A. PRATT, 1865
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The Lunar Apsides
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Elias Colbert, 2012
3
Planetary Diagrams for Roman Astronomy in Medieval Europe, ...
Diagram Type Manuscript Context Plin7 Plinian apsides — natural astronomical excerpts Plinl4 Plinian apsides — natural Macrobius Commentary Plin24 Plinian apsides — natural Capella astron., Macrobius Commentary, astronomy Plin25 ...
Bruce Eastwood, Gerd Grasshoff, 2004
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Commentary on Newton's Principia. With a suppl
but if the orbit be nearly circular, 2 A B is greater than C D ; therefore the apsides are still in a whole revolution progressive, though not so much as in the former case. F In orbits nearly circular it follows from G = — = when F a Ap — 3, V r that if  ...
John Martin F. Wright, 1828
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The Mathematical Principles of Mechanical Philosophy: And ...
Hence, when the line of apsides is in syzygies, it progresses on the whole during one revolution of the Moon. II. Suppose the line of apsides is in quadratures : fig. 85. Then as the Moon is moving from syzygy to syzygy through apogee, (that is, ...
John Henry Pratt, 1836
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A Comprehensive System of Astronomy, Both Theoretic and ...
... when she is nearer the perigee. Let the Moon's apogeon distance = D, and her perigeon distance :: d. When the line of the apsides coincides with i that of the syzygies the perturbate force LA is the greatest, and = 2D in the apogeon syzygy;  ...
Thomas Whiting, 1828
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The Monthly Review
This time he compares with half the periodic time, and thence deduces the motion of the apsides to be twice as great as by the principles of the 9th section. Frisius, observing that Walmsly in his method had omitted the disturbing tangential ...
Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths, 1803
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Solar and lunar eclipses
When the sun is in either of the small ares FK, LG, HM or NI, containing 9“ 43' 56” each, the line of apsides is nearly stationary: for the perturbations, both in gravity and velocity, being near their limits are very weak, and what small force they do ...
J.H. Coffin
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The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal
This time he compares wiih half the periodic time, and thence deduces the motion of the apsides to be twice as great as by the principles of the 9'.h section. Frisius, observing that Walmsly in his metnod had omitted the disturbing tangential ...
Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths, 1803
10
On the Shoulders of Giants: The Great Works of Physics and ...
Now, therefore, in the system of the bodies T, P, S, when the apsides of the orbit PAB are in the quadratures, the ratio of that increase and decrease is least of all, and becomes greatest when the apsides are in the syzygies. If the apsides are ...
Stephen W. Hawking, 2003

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «APSIDES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term apsides is used in the context of the following news items.
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Get Set for the Super (or Do You Say Harvest?) Full Moon 3 of 3 for …
This is due to what's known as the Precession of the Line of Apsides as the gravitational pull of the Sun slowly drags the orbit of the Moon round ... «Universe Today, Sep 14»
2
Would the Real 'SuperMoon' Please Stand Up?
... of distance (perigee varies, due to the drag of the Sun on the Moon's orbit in what's known as the precession of the line of apsides) and time. «Universe Today, Jul 14»
3
Moving MountainsMoving Mountains (2013)
Moving Mountains - "Apsides". 6,546 plays6,546. triplecrownrecords - Moving Mountains - "Apsides". This is the end... my only friend, the end. «Punknews.org, Sep 13»
4
Super-Moon Monday: The 3rd (& Final?) Act
Currently, these sorts of triplets are occurring yearly and moving slowly forward due to the 8.85 year precession of the line of apsides. «Universe Today, Jul 13»
5
Happy (or is it Merry?) Aphelion This Friday
Variation in eccentricity is also coupled with other factors, such as the change in axial obliquity the precession of the line of apsides and the ... «Universe Today, Jul 13»
6
Can Nearby Binary Star Systems Mimic Planets?
The orbital elements of i (inclination) and ω (angle of the apsides, 'lowercase omega'), strongly influence the observed degree of the effects on ... «Universe Today, Dec 10»

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