apse

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /æps/

Noun

apse (plural apses)

1. (architecture) 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. (astronomy, obsolete) The nearest and furthest points to the centre of gravitational attraction for a body in orbit. More usually called an apsis.

Translations

• German: Apsis
• Portuguese: abside
• Russian: апси́да
• Spanish: ábside

Noun

apse (plural apses)

1. (obsolete or dialectal) An aspen tree.

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