- apsis = absis
- Apsŏrŏs (Apsŏrus), i, f. île de l'Adriatique. - Mel. 2, 7, 13.
Dictionarium latinogallicum. 1552.
Dictionarium latinogallicum. 1552.
Apsis — Ap sis ([a^]p s[i^]s), n.; pl. {Apsides} ([a^]p s[i^]*d[=e]z). See {Apse}. [L. apsis, absis, Gr. apsi s, apsi^dos, a tying, fastening, the hoop of a wheel, the wheel, a bow, arch, vault, fr. a ptein to fasten.] 1. (Astron.) One of the two points… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Apsis — (Absis, Abside), eine Halbkreisnische (s. Basilika) … Lexikon der gesamten Technik
Absis — Ab sis, n. See {Apsis}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Absis — (Abside), s. Apsis … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Absis — Absis, s.v.w. Apsis … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Absis — s. Apsis … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
absis — obs. form of apsis … Useful english dictionary
Apsis — (griech., »Rundung, Gewölbe«, mittellat. absîda, Absis, Abside, Abseite), halbkreisförmiger, meist von einer Halbkuppel überwölbter Raum, den zuerst die Römer an ihren Tempeln, Basiliken, Palästen, Thermen in Form größerer oder kleinerer Nischen… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
absis — Apse Apse ([a^]ps), n.; pl. Apses ([a^]p s[e^]z). [See {Apsis}.] 1. (Arch.) (a) A projecting part of a building, esp. of a church, having in the plan a polygonal or semicircular termination, and, most often, projecting from the east end. In early … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
apsis — Apse Apse ([a^]ps), n.; pl. Apses ([a^]p s[e^]z). [See {Apsis}.] 1. (Arch.) (a) A projecting part of a building, esp. of a church, having in the plan a polygonal or semicircular termination, and, most often, projecting from the east end. In early … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Apsides — Apsis Ap sis ([a^]p s[i^]s), n.; pl. {Apsides} ([a^]p s[i^]*d[=e]z). See {Apse}. [L. apsis, absis, Gr. apsi s, apsi^dos, a tying, fastening, the hoop of a wheel, the wheel, a bow, arch, vault, fr. a ptein to fasten.] 1. (Astron.) One of the two… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English