nave

nave ¹  (nv)

n.

The central part of a church, extending from the narthex to the chancel and flanked by aisles.

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[Medieval Latin nvis, from Latin, ship (from its shape); see nu- in Indo-European roots.]

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nave ²  (nv)

n.

The hub of a wheel.

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[Middle English, from Old English nafu; see nobh- in Indo-European roots.]

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nave¹

n

(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) the central space in a church, extending from the narthex to the chancel and often flanked by aisles

[via Medieval Latin from Latin nāvis ship, from the similarity of shape]

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nave²

n

the central block or hub of a wheel

[Old English nafu, nafa; related to Old High German naba]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

nave - the central area of a church         area - a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants" church building, church - a place for public (especially Christian) worship; "the church was empty"

Translations

nave¹ [neɪv] N (Archit) → nave f

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nave² [neɪv] N (= wheel) → cubo m
nave plate (Aut) → tapacubos m inv

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nave [ˈneɪv] n → nef f

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nave

n

(of church) → Haupt- or Mittel- or Längsschiff nt

(of wheel) → (Rad)nabe f

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nave [neɪv] n (of church) → navata centrale

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nave [neɪv] n (of church) → navata centrale

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nave

n nave [neiv]

the middle or main part of a church. skip, naaf صَحْن الكَنيسَه неф hlavní loď midterskib das Mittel-..., Hauptschiff κεντρικό κλίτος ναού nave lööv سالن اصلی کلیسا keskilaiva nef אוּלָם אֶמְצָעִי पहिये की नाव, गिरजा घर का मध्य भाग crkvena lađa főhajó bagian tengah gereja kirkjuskip navata (centrale); navata (maggiore) 身廊 (교회당의) 신랑(身廊) nava joms ruang utama schip (midt)skip nawa nave navă неф hlavná loď cerkvena ladja brod mittskepp ทางเดินยาวระหว่างที่นั่งในโบสถ์จากประตูเข้าถึงแท่นบูชา (kilisenin orta bölümü) sahın 教堂主殿 неф گرجا گھر کا مرکزي حصہ gian giữa ở giáo đường 教堂主殿