Word: apsis
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ap
sis
Definition: 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
Morphemes:
Affix: apsis
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: 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
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἅπτω
Language: grc
Decoded: apto
Meaning: I fasten to
Affix: -σις
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process