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apside

apside noun: synonym of apsis.

Noun

apside (plural apsides)

  1. Synonym of apsis.
    • The phenomena which Sirius presented about 1841, that being according to Peters (confirmed by the results above) the time of the passage of the lower apside, are sufficiently remarkable;1862, Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society, volume 22
    Synonyms:
    apsis
  2. Synonym of apse.
    Synonyms:
    apse

Synonyms of apside

Forms of apside

pluralapsides

Origin of apside

Back-formation from apsides, from Ancient Greek ἁψῖδες (hapsîdes, “apsides”), plural of ἁψίς (hapsís).

Words formed from apside

Questions about apside

What does apside mean?
Apside means synonym of apsis.
What part of speech is apside?
Apside is a noun.
What is the plural of apside?
The plural of apside is apsides.

Words near apside in the dictionary

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

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