"apse" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /æps/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-apse.wav [Southern-England] Forms: apses [plural], apsides [plural]
Rhymes: -æps Etymology: From Latin apsis, hapsis, from Ancient Greek ἁψίς (hapsís, “arch, vault”), from ἅπτω (háptō, “I bind, join”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|apsis}} Latin apsis, {{m|la|hapsis}} hapsis, {{der|en|grc|ἁψίς||arch, vault}} Ancient Greek ἁψίς (hapsís, “arch, vault”), {{m|grc|ἅπτω||I bind, join}} ἅπτω (háptō, “I bind, join”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|apsides}} apse (plural apses or apsides)
  1. (architecture) A semicircular projection from a building, especially the rounded east end of a church that contains the altar. Categories (topical): Architecture Translations (semicircular projection from a building): absidë [feminine] (Albanian), kungë [feminine] (Albanian), kungore [feminine] (Albanian), ajodhimë [feminine] (Albanian), shenjtërore [feminine] (Albanian), аспида (aspida) (Bulgarian), absis [masculine] (Catalan), apsis [masculine] (Danish), korrunding [masculine] (Danish), apsis [feminine] (Dutch), absido (Esperanto), kuori (Finnish), apsis (Finnish), absidi (Finnish), abside [feminine] (French), ábsida (Galician), აფსიდა (apsida) (Georgian), Apsis [feminine] (German), αψίδα (apsída) [feminine] (Greek), apszis (Hungarian), cúlbhá [feminine] (Irish), abside [feminine] (Italian), apse [masculine] (Manx), apsis [masculine] (Norwegian), korrunding [masculine] (Norwegian), apsyda [feminine] (Polish), absyda [feminine] (Polish), abside [feminine] (Portuguese), absidă [feminine] [architecture] (Romanian), апси́да (apsída) [feminine] (Russian), ábside [masculine] (Spanish), ábsida [feminine, rare] (Spanish), absid [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-apse-en-noun-nJKv9Oz- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with tab characters Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 5 31 28 Disambiguation of Pages with tab characters: 38 7 28 24 3 Topics: architecture Disambiguation of 'semicircular projection from a building': 93 0 3 4
  2. The bishop's seat or throne in ancient churches. Translations (bishop's seat or throne): piispanistuin (Finnish), cathaoir easpaig [feminine] (Irish), apse [masculine] (Manx)
    Sense id: en-apse-en-noun-pO-d~EfJ Disambiguation of "bishop's seat or throne": 3 92 2 3
  3. A reliquary, or case in which the relics of saints were kept.
    Sense id: en-apse-en-noun-00totm5a Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 5 31 28
  4. (astronomy, obsolete) Obsolete form of apsis.; The nearest and furthest points to the centre of gravitational attraction for a body in orbit. More usually called an apsis. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: apsis (extra: The nearest and furthest points to the centre of gravitational attraction for a body in orbit. More usually called an apsis.) Categories (topical): Astronomy
    Sense id: en-apse-en-noun-7LJsSUtc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 5 31 28 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: apside, apsis Derived forms: apse chapel, apse line
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /æps/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-apse.wav [Southern-England] Forms: apses [plural]
Rhymes: -æps Head templates: {{en-noun}} apse (plural apses)
  1. (obsolete or dialectal) An aspen tree. Tags: dialectal, obsolete
    Sense id: en-apse-en-noun-mQS1ps2Y
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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        "4": "",
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        }
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      ],
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        "Obsolete form of apsis.; The nearest and furthest points to the centre of gravitational attraction for a body in orbit. More usually called an apsis."
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          "apsis"
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        "(astronomy, obsolete) Obsolete form of apsis.; The nearest and furthest points to the centre of gravitational attraction for a body in orbit. More usually called an apsis."
      ],
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        "obsolete"
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        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "homophone": "apps"
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      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "semicircular projection from a building",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "absidë"
    },
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      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "semicircular projection from a building",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "semicircular projection from a building",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "semicircular projection from a building",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "semicircular projection from a building",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "shenjtërore"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "aspida",
      "sense": "semicircular projection from a building",
      "word": "аспида"
    },
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "semicircular projection from a building",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "absis"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "semicircular projection from a building",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "apsis"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "semicircular projection from a building",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "korrunding"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "semicircular projection from a building",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "apsis"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "semicircular projection from a building",
      "word": "absido"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "semicircular projection from a building",
      "word": "kuori"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "semicircular projection from a building",
      "word": "apsis"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "semicircular projection from a building",
      "word": "absidi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "semicircular projection from a building",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "abside"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "semicircular projection from a building",
      "word": "ábsida"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "apsida",
      "sense": "semicircular projection from a building",
      "word": "აფსიდა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "semicircular projection from a building",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Apsis"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "apsída",
      "sense": "semicircular projection from a building",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "αψίδα"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "semicircular projection from a building",
      "word": "apszis"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "semicircular projection from a building",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cúlbhá"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "semicircular projection from a building",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "abside"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "semicircular projection from a building",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "apse"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "semicircular projection from a building",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "apsis"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "semicircular projection from a building",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "korrunding"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "semicircular projection from a building",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "apsyda"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "semicircular projection from a building",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "absyda"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "semicircular projection from a building",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "abside"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "semicircular projection from a building",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "architecture"
      ],
      "word": "absidă"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "apsída",
      "sense": "semicircular projection from a building",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "апси́да"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "semicircular projection from a building",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ábside"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "semicircular projection from a building",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "ábsida"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "semicircular projection from a building",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "absid"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "bishop's seat or throne",
      "word": "piispanistuin"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "bishop's seat or throne",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cathaoir easpaig"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "bishop's seat or throne",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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    }
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        "An aspen tree."
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