transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈap-səs ]
noun
( plural ap·si·des -sə-ˌdēz)
Etymology: New Latin apsid-, apsis, from Latin, arch, orbit, from Greek hapsid-, hapsis, from haptein to fasten
Date: 1658
1. : the point in an astronomical orbit at which the distance of the body from the center of attraction is either greatest or least
2. : apse 2