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[ aps ]
noun
- Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- Astronomy. an apsis.
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Derived Forms
- apsidal, adjective
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Other Words From
- ap·si·dal [ap, -si-dl], adjective
- apsi·dal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of apse1
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Example Sentences
The nave and porch were floored with plain red tesserae: in the apse was a simple mosaic panel in red, black and white.
The archway of the south transept apse is now the entrance to St. Catherine's Chapel.
He walked across to the grave-yard under a blackened wall—a bit of the apse of the vanished church—and sat down on a grave-stone.
The Ducal Palace begins to show mouldings on both sides, 28, 31; and 35 is a complete arch moulding from the apse of the Frari.
The apse was developed from the somewhat similar part of the Roman basilic, in which the magistrate (prtor) sat.
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