apse, apsis
(noun) a domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the altar
Source: WordNet® 3.1
apsis (plural apsides)
(architecture) A recess or projection, with a dome or vault, at the east end of a church; an apse.
(astronomy) Either of the points in the elliptical orbit of a planet or comet where it is closest or furthest from the sun; perihelion or aphelion; an apside
• AISPs, IASPs, aspis
Source: Wiktionary
Ap"sis, n.; pl. Apsides. See Apse. Etym: [L. apsis, absis, Gr.
1. (Astron.)
Definition: 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.
2. (Math.)
Definition: In a curve referred to polar coördinates, any point for which the radius vector is a maximum or minimum.
3. (Arch.)
Definition: Same as Apse.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 March 2025
(adjective) (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply; “staccato applause”; “a staccato command”; “staccato notes”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.