apsis

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Synonyms: arsis, absis, apis, apses, aphis, asis, psis, opsis, aosis, apss, ansis

Antonyms: arsis, absis, apis, apses, aphis, asis, psis, opsis, aosis, apss, ansis

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q170463}} {{lb|en|architecture}} A [[recess]] or [[projection]], with a [[dome]] or [[vault]], at the [[east]] end of a [[church]].
2. {{senseid|en|Q83481}} {{lb|en|astronomy}} Either of the [[point]]s 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]].

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