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Apse line — In astrodynamics apse line (or line of apsides) is a common name for an imaginary line defined by orbit s eccentricity vector. It is strictly defined for elliptic, parabolic, and hyperbolic orbits. For those orbits it can be imagined as a line:… … Wikipedia
apse line — apsidžių linija statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. apse line; line of apsides vok. Apsidenlinie, f rus. линия апсид, f pranc. ligne des apsides, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
apse line — The line joining the two points on the earth’s orbit when it is farthest and closest to the sun. The point in the orbit where the earth is closest to the sun is called perihelion, and the point where it is farthest from the sun is known as… … Aviation dictionary
apse line — Astron. See line of apsides … Useful english dictionary
apse — /æps / (say aps) noun 1. Architecture a vaulted semicircular or polygonal recess in a building, especially at the end of the choir of a church. 2. Astronomy a. → apsis. b. apse line, the line of apsides. See apsis (def. 1b). {Latin …
line of apsides — apsidžių linija statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. apse line; line of apsides vok. Apsidenlinie, f rus. линия апсид, f pranc. ligne des apsides, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
line of apsides — Astron. the major axis of an elliptical orbit. Also called apse line. * * * … Universalium
line of apsides — the major axis of an elliptical orbit * * * Astron. the major axis of an elliptical orbit. Also called apse line … Useful english dictionary
apse — apsidal /ap si dl/, adj. apsidally, adv. /aps/, n. 1. Archit. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used esp. at the end of a choir in a church. See diag. under basilica. 2. Astron. an apsis. [1815… … Universalium
Analemma — was also a book by Ptolemy .In astronomy, an analemma (IPA: IPA|/ˌænəˈlɛmə/, Latin for the pedestal of a sundial) is a curve representing the angular offset of a celestial body (usually the Sun) from its mean position on the celestial sphere as… … Wikipedia
