adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb

1. 1
   With regard to or by means of an apse or apses

   "The roof was terminated apsidally."

2. 2
   With regard to or in relation to an apsis, the point at which an orbiting object is at its minimum or maximum distance from the orbited object

   "The planet's orbit is aspidally aligned with the dust disk."

Example

More examples

"The roof was terminated apsidally."

Etymology

From apsidal + -ly.

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