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APSIS (apsides)

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does apsis mean? 

APSIS (noun)
  The noun APSIS has 1 sense:

1. a domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the altarplay

  Familiarity information: APSIS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


APSIS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the altar

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

apse; apsis

Hypernyms ("apsis" is a kind of...):

niche; recess (an enclosure that is set back or indented)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "apsis"):

tribune (the apse of a Christian church that contains the bishop's throne)

Holonyms ("apsis" is a part of...):

church; church building (a place for public (especially Christian) worship)


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