Apse

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Apse \Apse\ ([a^]ps), n.; pl. Apses ([a^]p"s[e^]z). [See
     {Apsis}.]
     1. (Arch.)
        (a) A projecting part of a building, esp. of a church,
            having in the plan a polygonal or semicircular
            termination, and, most often, projecting from the east


            end. In early churches the Eastern apse was occupied
            by seats for the bishop and clergy. Hence:
        (b) The bishop's seat or throne, in ancient churches.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A reliquary, or case in which the relics of saints were
        kept.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: This word is also written {apsis} and {absis}.
           [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  apse
       n : a domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building
           especially the east end of a church; usually contains the
           altar [syn: {apsis}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  44 Moby Thesaurus words for "apse":
     Easter sepulcher, ambry, arcade, arcature, arch, arched roof,
     archway, baptistery, blindstory, camber, ceilinged roof, chancel,
     choir, cloisters, concameration, concha, confessional,
     confessionary, cove, crypt, cupola, diaconicon, diaconicum, dome,
     geodesic dome, igloo, keystone, nave, ogive, porch, presbytery,
     rood loft, rood stair, rood tower, sacrarium, sacristy, skewback,
     span, transept, triforium, vault, vaulting, vestry, voussoir
  
  

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  APSE
       Ada Programming Support Environment
       
       

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  APSE
       Agfa Publishing Systems Environment (Agfa, DTP)
       
       

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  APSE
       
          {Ada Programming Support Environment}