apside

Synonym of apsis.

Noun

  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...

    Synonyms: apsis

  2. Synonym of apse.

    Synonyms: apse

Origin

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

Forms

apsides

Derived

apsidal