Look up: APSE

1. Apse
   In architecture an apse is a projecting part of a building, especially of a church, having in the plan a polygonal or semicircular termination, and, most often, projecting from the east end. In early churches the Eastern apse was occupied by seats for the bishop and clergy.
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2. Apse
   Rounded and usually of a chancel or chapel.
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3. apse
   A vaulted extension or projection, usually from a choir or chapel and generally circular or polygonal in shape.
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4. Apse
   the domed or vaulted east end of the church. In Britain the apse is generally squared off, while on the continent, rounded apses were common.
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5. apse
   [n] - a domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church
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6. Apse
   circular or polygonal end of tower or chapel
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7. APSE
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8. Apse
   Semicircular or polygonal end of a chancel or a chapel.
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9. Apse
   A semicircular termination to the chancel, chapel or aisle.
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10. apse
    a semi-circular extension, often of a chancel or transept
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11. Apse
    Large semi-circular recess at end of church
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12. apse
    Semicircular or polygonal end to or extension of a religious or secular building, Roman in origin; it is usually covered with a semidomed or vaulted ceiling. In Early Christian churches it included...
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13. Apse
    A semi-circular rounded end to a chancel or aisle of a church or temple, e.g. at Old Bewick church, Northumberland or Carrawburgh Mithraeum, which may or may not be original.
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14. apse
    system designed to support the development and maintenance of Ada applications software throughout its life cycle Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers)
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15. Apse
    a semicircular extension to a room or hall, usually vaulted. (Illustration) of the apse of Leuchars church. See Church Design
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16. Apse
    In architecture, this is a space defined by a wall with a semicircular, or curved, or polygonal ground plan. It is usually vaulted with a semi-dome. When used in this sense, the word exedra (pl. exedrae) is an alternative term. Also see: trefoil, quatrefoil. Another common definition of 'apse' is a ...
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17. Apse
    Apse (ăps) noun ; plural Apses (- sĕz). [ See Apsis .] 1. (Architecture) (a) A projecting part of a building, esp. of a church, having in the plan a polygonal or semicircular termination, and, most often, ...
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18. apse
    apsis noun a domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the altar
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19. Apse
    • (n.) The bishop`s seat or throne, in ancient churches. • (n.) A reliquary, or case in which the relics of saints were kept. • (n.) A projecting part of a building, esp. of a church, having in the plan a polygonal or semicircular termination, and, most often, projecting from the east...
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20. apse
    in architecture, a semicircular or polygonal termination to the choir, chancel, or aisle of a secular or ecclesiastical building. First used in ... [3 related articles]
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21. apse
    in astronomy, either of the two points on an elliptical orbit that are nearest to, and farthest from, the focus, or centre of attraction. The line of ...
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22. Apse
    Particular to the East end of Cathedrals, the Apse is a semicircular form serving as a culmination. The Apse, generally domed, will often form the Altar. The term is derived from the Medieval Latin
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23. apse
    semi-circular projection. Tower that is round fronted or u-shaped
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24. Apse
    A semi-circular or polygonal projection of a building, with a half dome or conch (bowl-shaped vault). In churches it is at the end of the central nave (sometimes also at the end of the side naves or transept) and houses the main altar and the choir. Two identical, facing apses are known as a double ...
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25. apse
    apse, the termination at the sanctuary end of a church, generally semicircular in plan but sometimes square or polygonal. The apse appeared early in Roman temples and basilicas; it was originally a semicircular recess with a half dome as ceiling and contained the monumental statue of the deity. The ...
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