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noun
A recess or projection, with a dome or vault, at the east end of a church.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: architecture
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Synonyms: apse, apside
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Either of the points in the elliptical orbit of a planet, comet, or moon where it is closest or furthest from the body it orbits; examples are perihelion, aphelion, perigee, and apogee.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: apse, apside
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the altar
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: apse
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: recess, niche
Narrower terms: tribune
History
From Latin apsis, hapsis, from Ancient Greek ἁψίς (hapsís, “arch, vault”). See also apse.
Across languages
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