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What is an apsis?

What is an apsis? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (architecture) A recess or projection, with a dome or vault, at the east end of a church; an apse.
  2. (astronomy) Either of the points in the elliptical orbit of a planet or comet where it is closest or furthest from the sun; perihelion or aphelion; an apside
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The nave of the chapel is in tolerably good preservation, but the apsis has suffered severely from damp.
The apsis itself is probably a re-erection with the original materials, but anterior to Duke William.
In the former the pillars were probably square, and the apsis is not marked outside.
Apsis is a Swedish e-mail marketing service provider.
It has an altar and an apsis, but it is adapted to preaching rather than to singing.
Apsis is headquartered in Malmö, Sweden with offices in Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, the Netherlands and Norway.

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