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Apses
A semicircular projection from a building, especially the rounded east end of a church that contains the altar.
📖 Definitions of "Apses"
noun
- 1
A semicircular projection from a building, especially the rounded east end of a church that contains the altar.
- 2
The bishop's seat or throne in ancient churches.
- 3
A reliquary, or case in which the relics of saints were kept.
- 4
The nearest and furthest points to the centre of gravitational attraction for a body in orbit. More usually called an apsis.
noun
- 1
An aspen tree.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Apses"
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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 |
| recessesnoun | (countable) A depressed, hollow, or indented space; also, a hole or opening. |
| transeptnoun | (architecture) The transversal part of a church, which crosses at right angles to the greatest length, and between the nave and choir. In the basilicas, this had often no projection at its two ends. In Gothic churches these project greatly, and should be called the arms of the transept. It is common, however, to speak of the arms themselves as the transepts. |
| iconostasisnoun | (Eastern Orthodoxy) A wall of icons between the sanctuary and the nave in an Eastern Orthodox church. |
| oculusnoun | (architecture) A window or other opening that has an oval or circular shape (as of an eye). |
| cruciformnoun | Any emblem in the shape of a cross. |
| romanesque architecturenoun | an architectural style of medieval Europe that was predominant in the 11th and 12th centuries. |
| oriel windownoun | An oriel window is a form of bay window which protrudes from the main wall of a building but does not reach to the ground. |
| reredosnoun | (chiefly Western Christianity) A screen or decoration behind the altar in a church, usually depicting religious iconography or images, akin to the iconostasis of the Eastern Churches. |
| lunettenoun | (architecture) A small opening in a vaulted roof of a circular or crescent shape. |
| campanilenoun | A bell tower (especially one that is freestanding), often associated with a church or other public building, especially in Italy. |
| porticoesnoun | A porch, or a small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building. |
| pilastersnoun | (decorative architecture) A rectangular column that projects partially from the wall to which it is attached; it gives the appearance of a support, but is only for decoration. |
| navesnoun | A surname. |
| metopesnoun | (architecture) The architectural element between two triglyphs in a Doric frieze. |
| clerestorynoun | (architecture) The upper part of a wall containing windows to let in natural light to a building, especially in the nave, transept and choir of a church or cathedral. |
| caryatidsnoun | A sculpted female figure serving as an architectural support taking the place of a column or a pillar supporting an entablature on her head. |
| crenellationsnoun | (countable, uncountable) A pattern along the top of a parapet (fortified wall), most often in the form of multiple, regular, rectangular spaces in the top of the wall, through which arrows or other weaponry may be shot, especially as used in medieval European architecture. |
| gothic archnoun | (architecture) An arch in the shape of ogive. |
| skylitnoun | (architecture) Receiving all or most light from the sky |
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