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Definition: Apsis |
ApsisNoun1. A domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the the altar. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "apsis" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1862. (references) |
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Aerospace | (plural apsides)In celestial mechanics, either of the two orbital points nearest or farthest from the center of attraction. Also called apse . The apsides are the perihelion and aphelion in the case of an orbit about the sun, and the perigee and apogee in the case of an orbit about the earth. The line connecting these two points is called line of apsides . The nearest point is the lower apsis while the farthest point if the higher apsis. (references) |
Transportation | Point in the orbit of a satellite or planet nearest to(periapse)or farthest from(apoapse)the centre of attraction. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonym: ApsisSynonym: apse (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Apsis |
| English words defined with "apsis": Absis, Apsides ♦ Regrede. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "apsis": APSE. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Apsis" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Dutch (apsis), Latin (apse, arch, vault), Turkish (abscissa, apse, coordinate). |
| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | He disappeared at the corner of one of the buttresses of the apsis. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
apsis | 5 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "apsis"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | toppunkt (apex, market top, peak). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | apsis, abside, koornis. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | apside. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Apsis, Abstandspunkt. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | γραμμή αψίδων, αψίδα (apse, arc, arch, dome). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | apsisay ápside, ábside. (various references) absidã (apse). (various references) ápside (apse). (various references) จุ"ใ"จุ"หนึ่งของวงกลมหรือวงจรร่วม. (various references) апсида (apse). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words ending with "apsis": apoapsis, asynapsis, synapsis. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "apsis" (pronounced 'Ap"sis'): Absis, Actinomycosis, Adenosclerosis, AEsthesis, Agennesis, Albuminosis, Amanuensis, Amaurosis, Amitosis, Ampelopsis, Amphiarthrosis, Anacoenosis, Anacrusis, Anadiplosis, Anaesthesis, Anamnesis, Anastomosis, Anemosis, Angioneurosis, Antanaclasis, Anthesis, Anthracosis, Antiptosis, Antipyresis, Antisepsis, Aponeurosis, Aposiopesis, Archebiosis, Arsis, Arteriosclerosis, Arthrosis, Asepsis, Athetosis, Autokinesis, Auxesis, Basis, Biognosis, Calliopsis, Cardiosclerosis, Cariopsis, Caryopsis, Catachresis, Chemosis, Chlorosis, Chromidrosis, Cillosis, Cirrhosis, Classis, Coenesthesis, Coreopsis. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: aspis. | |
| Words within the letters "a-i-p-s-s" | |
-1 letter: asps, pass, pias, piss, psis, saps, sips, spas. | |
-2 letters: ais, asp, ass, pas, pia, pis, psi, sap, sip, sis, spa. | |
-3 letters: ai, as, is, pa, pi, si. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-i-p-s-s" | |
+1 letter: aspics, aspish, dipsas, paisas, passim, pastis, phasis, sepias, spahis, spails, spaits, spicas. | |
+2 letters: aphesis, apsides, asepsis, aspires, aspises, capsids, espials, gaposis, impasse, inspans, lapises, lipases, mishaps, paisans, palsies, pansies, papists, paresis, parises, passing, passion, passive, pasties, pastils, patsies, pavises, petsais, pissant, pitsaws, praises, ptisans, rapists, raspish, ripsaws, salpids, sapiens, sparids, spastic, spavies, spavins, spinals, spirals, spireas, spitals, sprains, tapises, waspish. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 70 73 69 73 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).- .--. ... .. ... |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01110000 01110011 01101001 01110011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A p s i s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0070 0073 0069 0073 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3582857585 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Danish | ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelse | danois, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, dinamarquês, danez, danés, датський, датська мова |
Dutch | woordenboek, definitie, translatie | hollandsk, néerlandais, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, holandês, olandez, nemţesc, limba olandezã, german, holandés, ชาวเนเธอร์แลน"์, เกี่ยวกับเนเธอร์แลน"์, รรยา, голландська мова, голландський |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, francês, francezii, franţuzesc, francezã, francez, franţuzeşte, francés, французька мова, французький |
German | Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definition | tysker, Duitse, allemand, "ερμανός, alemão, neamţ, alemán, าษาเยอรมัน, เยอรมัน, німкеня, німецький, німець |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | græker, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, grego, greacã, griego, грецький, гречанка, грецька мова |
Portuguese | dicionário, definição, tradução | portugiser, portugais, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, português, portughez, portugués, португальський, португальська мова, португалець |
Romanian | dicţionar, definiţie, determinare, definire, translaţie, traducere, tãlmãcire | rumæner, Roemeens, Roumain, rumäne, ρουμανόσ, Ρουμάνος, romeno, român, rumano, румунський, румунка, румунська мова, румун |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | Spaans, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, espanhol, spaniol, spaniolesc, spanioleşte, español, іспанський, іспанська мова |
Thai | พจนานุกรม | thailænder, Thais, Thai, Thaïlandais, thailändisch, Thailänder, Ταϊλανδός· Ταϊλανδέζος, tailandês, tailandés, าษาไทย, เกี่ยวกับคนไทย, ที่เกี่ยวกับประเทศไทย, คนไทย, Та"ць, Тайська Мова, Тайський |
Ukrainian | словник, довідник, чіткість, тлумачення, виразність, визначення, дефініція, ясність, чітка чутність, процес перекладу, переклад, пояснення, переміщення | Oekraïens, ukrainien, ukrainisch, ukrainerin, Ukrainer, ουκρανικόσ, Ουκρανός, ουκρανόσ, ucraniano, ucrainean, ucranio, український, українець |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, inglês, englezesc, inglés, เกี่ยวกับประเทศอังกฤษ, ชาวอังกฤษ, าษาอังกฤษ, англійський, англійці, англійська мова |
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