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apside en · NOUN

Etymology

Back-formation from apsides, from Ancient Greek ἁψῖδες (hapsîdes, “apsides”), plural of ἁψίς (hapsís).

Meanings

  1. Synonym of apsis.
    • The phenomena which Sirius presented about 1841, that being according to Peters (confirmed by the results above) the time of the passage of the lower apside, are sufficiently remarkable; 1862, Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society, volume 22:
  2. Synonym of apse.

Forms

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Deriveds

apsidal

Synonyms

apsis · apse

wikidata: Q170463 · wikidata: Q83481