- pl.
apsides /ˈæpsɪˌdiːz/ AP-sih-deez) is the ****hest or
nearest point in the
orbit of a
planetary body
about its
primary body. The line of
apsides is...
- one
revolution with
respect to its
apsides. The
orbit of the
Earth is elliptical; the
extreme points,
called apsides, are the perihelion,
where the Earth...
- (gradual rotation) of the line
connecting the
apsides (line of
apsides) of an
astronomical body's orbit. The
apsides are the
orbital points ****hest (apoapsis)...
- An apse line, or line of
apsides, is an
imaginary line
defined by an orbit's
eccentricity vector. It is
strictly defined for elliptic, parabolic, and...
- from
Ancient Gr**** ἀψίς, apsis, 'arch';
sometimes written apsis; pl.:
apsides) is a
semicircular recess covered with a
hemispherical vault or semi-dome...
- apses, apsis,
apside,
apsides, or
apsidal in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The apse or
apsis or
apside (plural:
apses or
apsides) are architectural...
-
month of 27.5545 days, the
period of the moon with
respect to the
lines of
apsides in its orbit.
After one saros, the Moon will have
completed roughly an...
-
effects related to the
relativity of direction. In
general relativity, the
apsides of any
orbit (the
point of the
orbiting body's
closest approach to the...
-
positions and
relationship between the
lines of solstices, equinoxes, and
apsides of Earth's
elliptical orbit. The six
Earth images are
positions along the...
- fixed. In particular, the
position of the
extreme points (the line of the
apsides:
perigee and apogee),
rotates once (apsidal precession) in
about 3,233 days...
