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- [aps]
- /æps/
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Definitions of apse word
- noun apse a domed or vaulted semicircular or polygonal recess, esp at the east end of a church 3
- noun apse a semicircular or polygonal projection of a building, esp. one at the east end of a church, with a domed or vaulted roof 3
- noun apse apsis (sense 1) 3
- abbreviation Definition of APSE in Technology Ada Programming Support Environment 3
- noun apse Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church. 1
- noun apse Astronomy. an apsis. 1
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Origin of apse
First appearance:
before 1815 One of the 39% newest English words
First recorded in 1815-25; variant of apsis
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Parts of speech for Apse
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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noun apse
- heart — Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- cranny — Crannies are very narrow openings or spaces in something.
- hollow — having a space or cavity inside; not solid; empty: a hollow sphere.
- dent — If you dent the surface of something, you make a hollow area in it by hitting or pressing it.
- cubicle — A cubicle is a very small enclosed area, for example one where you can have a shower or change your clothes.
Antonyms for apse
noun apse
- bulge — If something such as a person's stomach bulges, it sticks out.
- misfortune — adverse fortune; bad luck.
- continuation — The continuation of something is the fact that it continues, rather than stopping.
- solid — having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness), as a geometrical body or figure.
- closure — The closure of a place such as a business or factory is the permanent ending of the work or activity there.
Top questions with apse
- what is an apse?
- what does apse mean?
- what is an apse in a church?