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Meaning of "apsis" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD APSIS

Via Latin from Greek.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF APSIS

ˈæpsɪs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF APSIS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Apsis is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES APSIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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.

Definition of apsis in the English dictionary

The definition of apsis in the dictionary is Also called: apse. either of two points lying at the extremities of an eccentric orbit of a planet, satellite, etc, such as the aphelion and perihelion of a planet or the apogee and perigee of the moon. The line of apsides connects two such points and is the principal axis of the orbit.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH APSIS

ampelopsis · antisepsis · apoapsis · asepsis · asynapsis · coreopsis · eclipsis · ellipsis · heliopsis · meconopsis · parasynapsis · periapsis · scepsis · sepsis · skepsis · stereopsis · synapsis · synopsis · thanatopsis · zoothapsis

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE APSIS

apronlike · apropos · apropos of · aprotic · APS · apsaras · apse · apsidal · apsides · apsidiole · apso · apt · apt. · apteral · apterism · apterium · apterous · apterygial · apteryx · aptitude

WORDS THAT END LIKE APSIS

calliopsis · caryopsis · corylopsis · ecthlipsis · epanalepsis · krypsis · monoblepsis · omphaloskepsis · parablepsis · paraleipsis · paralipsis · procrypsis · stypsis · syllepsis · thlipsis · tripsis · xerotripsis

Synonyms and antonyms of apsis in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «apsis» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF APSIS

Find out the translation of apsis to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of apsis from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «apsis» in English.
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拱点
1,325 millions of speakers
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apsis
570 millions of speakers
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apsis
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APSIS
380 millions of speakers
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القبا
280 millions of speakers
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апсида
278 millions of speakers
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apsis
270 millions of speakers
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apsis
260 millions of speakers
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abside
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Apsis
190 millions of speakers
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Apsis
180 millions of speakers
ja

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アプシス
130 millions of speakers
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APSIS
85 millions of speakers
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Apsis
85 millions of speakers
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Apsis
80 millions of speakers
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apsis
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ऍपिसिस
75 millions of speakers
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apsis
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apsis
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Acta
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апсида
40 millions of speakers
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absidă
30 millions of speakers
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Apsis
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apsis
14 millions of speakers
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apsis
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Apsis
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Trends of use of apsis

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «APSIS»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about apsis

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «APSIS»

Discover the use of apsis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to apsis and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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System of Natural Philosophy
The eccentricity of the lunar orbit is greatest, 'when the moon is in fy . %ygy , an(l i * *asti when the moon is in quadrature. If the moon, when it is either in its higher apsis or in its lower apsis, was at equal distances from the earth, the earth must ...
Thomas Rutherforth, 1748
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A system of natural philosophy: being a course of lectures ...
From hence the reader will understand, that as the moons distance from the earth in the higher apsis is greater in proportion to its distance in the lower apsis, its eccentricity is greater. Therefore there are two ways by which the moons ...
Thomas Rutherforth, 1748
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The Mathematical Papers of Isaac Newton:
Consequently, since the angle VCP completed in a body's descent from the top apsis in the ellipse to the bottom one is 1 80°, the angle VCp completed in the descent of a body from the top apsis to the (next) bottom one in the very nearly ...
Isaac Newton, D. T. Whiteside, 2008
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The Material and the Ideal: Essays in Medieval Art and ...
Zusammenhang mit den kriegerischen Unternehmungen, die der Senat im Mars- Tempel absegnete.13 Die Apsis war segmentbogenförmig, und Mars stand—wie es scheint—auf der Apsissehne auf einem Sockel. Da die Apsis immerhin 9m ...
Anthony Cutler, Arietta Papaconstantinou, 2007
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Images and Ideas in the Middle Ages. Selected Studies in ...
S. Agnese fuori le mura: Apsis mosaic of Honorius I: 122, 286- 291. S. Alessio, Mural: 119, 1016. S. Andrea in clivo scauri, Monastery, formerly: Painting, Gregory the Great: 120, 122ff., 151f., 292, 297. S. Cecilia in Trastevere, Apsis mosaic of ...
Gerhart B. Ladner, 1983
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The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy ... ...
ellipsis, in descending from the upper to the lower apsis, describes an angle, if 1 may so spark, of [50 deg, the other body in a movable ellipsis, and therefore in the immovable orbit we are treating of, will in its descent from 181) . the upper to ...
Sir Isaac Newton, Andrew MOTTE, 1848
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Newton's Principia: The Mathematical Principles of Natural ...
ellipsis, in descending from the upper to the lower apsis, describes an angle, if I may so speak, of ISO deg., the other body in a movable ellipsis, and therefore in the immovable orbit we are treating of, will in its descent from 180 the upper to the ...
Sir Isaac Newton, N. W. Chittenden, 1848
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The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy
parting from the apsis, if it once begins to descend, can never arrive at the lower apsis or least altitude, but will descend to the centre, describing the curve line treated of in cor. 3, prop. 41. But if it should, at its parting from the lower apsis, begin ...
Sir Isaac Newton, Andrew Motte, William Davis, 1803
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TRACTS, PHYSICAL AND MATHEMATICAL,...
the time the body describing the curve Aab takes to revolve from any apsis to the fame apsis again is to the periodic time of the body describing the ellipse, as the area described by the body revolving from any apsis to the fame apsis again to ...
MATTHEW STEWART, 1761
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The Elements of Astronomy, Physical and Geometrical
is urg'd by such a Force, as it recedes from its upper Apsis, and then continually descends, will come to its lower Apsis when it has made one whole Revolution ; then by a constant ascent, as it goes thro1 another whole Revolution, it will return  ...
David Gregory, Edmond Halley, 1715

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «APSIS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term apsis is used in the context of the following news items.
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Few bees get down to business
About half the pollination work the researchers witnessed — as measured by economic value — was done by commercial bees, Apsis mellifera ... «Pocono Record, Jun 15»
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SCTE Seeks Colorado-Based Director
... efficiency practices for critical systems and facilities, the SCTE Adaptive Power Systems Interface Specification (APSIS), and other standards ... «Multichannel News, Jun 15»
3
Gamers Test Cornell Students' Best Efforts in Game Design Showcase
A 2013 award winner, "Gathering Sky" (formerly known as "Apsis"), won the 2014 "Most Promising Indie" Award at the Casual Connect ... «Campus Technology, May 15»
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Students to showcase new computer games at May 15 event
A 2013 award winner, “Gathering Sky” (formerly “Apsis”), which is nearing a commercial release, won several national awards, including “Most ... «Cornell Chronicle, May 15»
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Ibis opens new hotel in Lille, France
... from APSIS, a Lille-based architect firm. It has 91 Sweet Rooms by ibis™, including nine suites and three rooms for mobility-impaired guests. «FTNnews.com, Apr 15»
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Ibis Lille Centre Grand Palais Opens
... and Baptiste Plantet from APSIS, a Lille-based architect firm. Marie-Laure Ducrocq created the interior architecture alongside the ibis teams. «Hotel News Resource, Apr 15»
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Brazil: CSN considering merger with cement unit
The net worth of CSN Cimentos is BRL1bn (US$325m), an amount determined by local consultancy Apsis, CSN said. The merger would cost ... «International Cement Review, Apr 15»
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Phase One updates Capture One Pro software
To download the release notes, visit http://www.phaseone.com/Apsis/Capture-One-8-2-Release-Notes.pdf. PRESS RELEASE COPENHAGEN ... «Amateur Photographer, Mar 15»
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Meditative bird flock flyer Apsis renamed Gathering Sky, out for iOS …
You may remember that I went hands-on with Apsis last year when it was only announced for Android. I found it uplifting, almost refreshing as I ... «Pocket Gamer, Feb 15»
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Take flight with a flock of birds in Gathering Sky
Gathering Sky (formerly named Apsis) is an upcoming game from indie studio A Stranger Gravity. This will be the studio's first commercial ... «Destructoid, Feb 15»
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