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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)
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

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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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