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Noun
  • A semicircular projection from a building, especially the rounded east end of a church that contains the altar. architecture
  • The bishop's seat or throne in ancient churches.
  • A reliquary, or case in which the relics of saints were kept.
  • The nearest and furthest points to the centre of gravitational attraction for a body in orbit. More usually called an apsis. astronomy, obsolete
Noun
  • An aspen tree. obsolete or dialectal