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  • abbreviation Technical meaning of APSE Ada Programming Support Environment 3
  • 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
  • noun apse A large semicircular or polygonal recess in a church, arched or with a domed roof, typically at the eastern end, and usually containing the altar. 1
  • noun Definition of apse in Technology (tool, project)   (APSE) A program or set of programs to support software development in the Ada language. 1
  • noun apse vault in a church 1
  • 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
  • noun apse (architecture) A semicircular projection from a building, especially the rounded east end of a church that contains the altar. 0
  • noun apse The bishop's seat or throne in ancient churches. 0
  • noun apse A reliquary, or case in which the relics of saints were kept. 0
  • noun apse (Obsolete (No longer in use)) (astronomy) The nearest and furthest points to the centre of gravitational attraction for a body in orbit. More usually called an apsis. 0
  • noun apse (obsolete or dialectal) An aspen tree. 0
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