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Significado de apsis

n.

One of the two points of an orbit, as of a planet or satellite, which are at the greatest and least distance from the central body, corresponding to the aphelion and perihelion of a planet, or to the apogee and perigee of the moon. The more distant is called the higher apsis; the other, the lower apsis; and the line joining them, the line of apsides.
In a curve referred to polar coordinates, any point for which the radius vector is a maximum or minimum.
Same as Apse.

n.

apse, recess generic term, niche generic term

Vogais: ai

Consoantes: pss

Palavras Parecidas

apsis, apis, apse, apsu, apus, aphasia, aphasic, aphesis, absis, aphis.