An apsis is a recess or projection, with a dome or vault, at the east end of a church.
The cast of Apsis - 2012 includes: Hannah Rikoon
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An apsis is a recess or projection, with a dome or vault, at the east end of a church.
An absis is a recess or projection at the east end of a church - another name for an apse or apsis.
http://www.univie.ac.at/Voelkerkunde/apsis/aufi/rizal/rbcorr.htm
The points farthest from a planet are called apoapsis, while the points nearest to a planet are called periapsis. Apoapsis is the farthest point in an orbit, and periapsis is the closest point in an orbit.
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.
It is called Apsis. The point in the moon's orbit where that happens is the apogee of the orbit.
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.
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.
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.
The point on the orbit of a planet that is farthest from the central body is called the aphelion, while the point that is closest is known as perihelion. The distance between the planet and the central body varies depending on its position in the orbit.