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apse  (ps)
n.
1. Architecture A usually semicircular or polygonal, often vaulted recess, especially the termination of the sanctuary end of a church.
2. Astronomy An apsis.

[Variant of apsis.]

apse [æps]
n
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) Also called apsis a domed or vaulted semicircular or polygonal recess, esp at the east end of a church
2. (Astronomy) Astronomy another name for apsis [1]
[from Latin apsis, from Greek: a fitting together, arch, from haptein to fasten]
apsidal  [æpˈsaɪdəl ˈæpsɪdəl] adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.apseapse - a domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the altar
church building, church - a place for public (especially Christian) worship; "the church was empty"
niche, recess - an enclosure that is set back or indented
tribune - the apse of a Christian church that contains the bishop's throne
Translations
apse [æps] Nábside m
apse [ˈæps] nabside f
apse
nApsis f
apse [æps] n (Archit, Geom) → abside f


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Doric and Corinthian capitals, coffered ceilings, apses, and colonnades created a visual link with the great civilizations of the ancient world.
The original back of the chapel would have terminated with the painting, but this was extended into semi-circular apses behind them.
Even though the oblong shape of the church as a whole, the towers at its front, and the apses flanking the altar all bring to mind traditional models of church architecture, their extreme geometrical abstraction, their minimalism and the absence of any scale-giving detail unhinge their familiar effect.
 
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