apside

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Etymology

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

Noun

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apside (plural apsides)

  1. (astronomy) Synonym of apsis
    • 1862, Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society, volume 22:
      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;
  2. (architecture) Synonym of apse

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Noun

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apside f (plural apsides)

  1. (astronomy) apsis

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈa.psi.de/
  • Rhymes: -apside
  • Hyphenation: à‧psi‧de

Noun

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apside m (plural apsidi)

  1. (astronomy) apsis

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Noun

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apside f (plural apsides)

  1. (astronomy) apsis (point in elliptical orbit when a body is closest or furthest from the sun)