Complete Definition of "apsis"

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Noun

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

#astronomy 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

Translations
German: Apsis f (1,2)

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