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Apse (redirect from Apsidal)
In architecture, an apse (pl.: apses; from Latin absis, 'arch, vault'; from Ancient Greek ἀψίς, apsis, 'arch'; sometimes written apsis; pl.: apsides) is...

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Apsidal precession
In celestial mechanics, apsidal precession (or apsidal advance) is the precession (gradual rotation) of the line connecting the apsides (line of apsides)...

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Lunar precession (redirect from Lunar apsidal precession)
axial precession is westwards - whereas Apsidal precession is in the same direction as the rotation (meaning apsidal precession is eastward). This kind of...

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Apse chapel (redirect from Apsidal chapels)
An apse chapel, apsidal chapel, or chevet is a chapel in traditional Christian church architecture, which radiates tangentially from one of the bays or...

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apsidal
(“apsides”) (plural form), from Ancient Greek ἁψίς (hapsís) (singular form) apsidal (not comparable) Of, or, pertaining to, the apsides (architecture) Of,
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