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1. a domed or vaulted semicircular or polygonal recess, esp at the east end of a church

2. Astronomy another name for apsis

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Apse

A semicircular or polygonal space, usually in a church, terminating an axis and intended to house an altar.

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[aps]

(architecture)

A semicircular (or nearly semicircular) or semipolygonal space, usually in a church, terminating an axis and intended to house an altar.

(astronomy)

apsis

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A semicircular (or nearly semicircular) or semipolygonal space, usually in a church, terminating an axis and intended to house an altar.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

APSE

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