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apsidally

apsidally adverb: with regard to or by means of an apse or apses.

Adverb

apsidally (comparative more apsidally, superlative most apsidally)

  1. With regard to or by means of an apse or apses
    • The roof was terminated apsidally.
  2. With regard to or in relation to an apsis, the point at which an orbiting object is at its minimum or maximum distance from the orbited object
    • The planet's orbit is aspidally aligned with the dust disk.

Forms of apsidally

comparativemore apsidally
superlativemost apsidally

Origin of apsidally

From apsidal + -ly.

Questions about apsidally

What does apsidally mean?
Apsidally means with regard to or by means of an apse or apses.
What part of speech is apsidally?
Apsidally is an adverb.

Words near apsidally in the dictionary

  1. apseudomorph
  2. apseudomorphs
  3. Apsheron
  4. apsidal
  5. apsidal chapel
  6. apsidally
  7. apside
  8. apsides
  9. apsidiole
  10. apsidioles
  11. apsidole

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