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Apse

🔄 Synonyms of "Apse"

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Word	Definition
apsisnoun	(astronomy) 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

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Apse"

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Word	Definition
apsisnoun	(astronomy) 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
chevetnoun	(architecture) An apse chapel
apse chapelnoun	(architecture) A small chapel, radiating from the apse.
apsidolenoun	(architecture) A minor apse at the end of a side aisle in a church.
ressautnoun	(architecture) A projection in an entablature.
retrochoirnoun	(architecture) Any extension of a church behind the high altar, such as a chapel.
antechapelnoun	The outer part of the west end of a chapel.
basilicanoun	(architecture) A Christian church building having a nave with a semicircular apse, side aisles, a narthex and a clerestory.
scapenoun	(botany) A leafless stalk growing directly out of a root, bulb, or subterranean structure.
archwaynoun	A passageway covered by an arch, particularly one made of masonry.
spirenoun	(architecture) A tapering structure built on a roof or tower, especially as one of the central architectural features of a church or cathedral roof.
exedranoun	(architecture) A semicircular recess, with stone benches, used as a place for discussion.
exhedranoun	Alternative form of exedra. [(architecture) A semicircular recess, with stone benches, used as a place for discussion.]
returnnoun	The act of returning.
aileronnoun	The hinged part on the trailing edge of an airplane wing, used to control longitudinal turns.
easementnoun	(law, property law) An interest in land which grants the legal right to use another person's real property (real estate), generally in order to cross a part of the property or to gain access to something on the property (right of way).
jettynoun	(architecture) A part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest; specifically, an upper storey which overhangs the part of the building below.
offsetverb	(transitive) To counteract or compensate for, by applying a change in the opposite direction.
orielnoun	(architecture) A large polygonal recess in a building, such as a bay window, forming a protrusion on the outer wall.
eavesnoun	(architecture) The underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building.