apsis

n. [建]教堂东端之半圆室；[天文]拱点

发音

其它 /ˈæpsɪs/

词形变化

apsides 复数 apses 复数 apses apsides

别名

absis apse

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

    建筑
  2. 2.

    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.

    天文

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

apse

上位词 2

recess niche

下位词 1

tribune

整体词 1

church

词源

From Latin apsis, hapsis, from Ancient Greek ἁψίς (hapsís, “arch, vault”). See also apse.

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