Meaning of апсида | Babel Free
[ɐpˈsidɐ]Definitions
- apse, apsis (a recess or projection, with a dome or vault, at the east end of a church)
- apse (the interior portion of this section of the church building, excluding the ambulatory and any apse chapels)
- apse (semicircular projection from any building that is similar to a church's apse)
- apsis (either of the points in the elliptical orbit of a planet, comet, or moon where it is closest or furthest from the body it orbits; examples are perihelion, aphelion, perigee, and apogee)
Examples
“апоапсида”
farthest point within orbit to the focal body
“периапсида”
nearest point within orbit to the focal body
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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