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An apsis is a recess or projection, with a dome or vault, at the east end of a church.
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What is apsis?
An apsis is a recess or projection, with a dome or vault, at the east end of a church.
What actors and actresses appeared in Apsis - 2012?
The cast of Apsis - 2012 includes: Hannah Rikoon
What is a Point in orbit?
apsis
What are the points of a planet that are farthest and nearest the planet called?
Higher apsis and lower apsis are furthest and nearest to the center of attraction of a planet.
What are EITHER OF two points on the orbit of a planet of greatest or least distance from the central body?
Apsis
What is an absis?
An absis is a recess or projection at the east end of a church - another name for an apse or apsis.
Sample of Jose rizal letter to blumentritt?
http://www.univie.ac.at/Voelkerkunde/apsis/aufi/rizal/rbcorr.htm
What is it called when the moon is the farthest away from the earth?
It is called Apsis. The point in the moon's orbit where that happens is the apogee of the orbit.
What is an apside?
An apside is an alternative name for an apsis in astronomy, either of the points in an elliptical orbit of a planet where it is closest or furthest from the sun.
What effect does an aphelion have in each hemisphere?
It doesn't, really, much. The effect of apsis is completely swamped by the effect of axial tilt. I believe that southern hemisphere summers tend to be hotter, and southern hemisphere winters colder, than corresponding latitudes in the northern hemisphere due to the date of apsis (early January). But I don't know for certain that this is true.
5 letter word that starts with a?
without making a 4 letter one plural? Apsis, Annoy, Aisle, Ankle, Angle, Angel, Atoll, Annal, Agora, Anger, Angry... loads and loads of proper nouns too.
What is difference between roman and catholic apse?
None really, the definition of an apse changed over time and geography not religions.According to Wikipedia:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ApseIn architecture, the apse (Greek αψις (apsis), then Latin absis: "arch, vault"; sometimes written apsis; plural apses) is a semicircular recess covered with a hemispherical vault or semi-dome. In Romanesque, Byzantine and Gothic Christian abbey, cathedral and church architecture, the term is applied to a semi-circular or polygonal termination of the main building at the liturgical east end (where the altar is), regardless of the shape of the roof, which may be flat, sloping, domed, or hemispherical.
