English-Thai Dictionary
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N ส่วน ของ อาคาร ที่ เป็น มุข ยื่น ออก ไป suan-khong-ar-kan-ti-pen-mum-yuen-ook-pai
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
APSE
Apse, n.; pl. Apses. [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.
2. A reliquary, or case in which the relics of saints were kept.
Note: This word is also written apsis and absis.
New American Oxford Dictionary
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apse |aps æps | ▶noun 1 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. 2 another term for apsis. DERIVATIVES ap si dal |ˈapsidl |adjective ORIGIN early 19th cent. ( sense 2 ): from Latin apsis (see apsis ).
Oxford Dictionary
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apse |aps | ▶noun 1 a large semicircular or polygonal recess in a church, arched or with a domed roof and typically at the church's eastern end. 2 another term for apsis. DERIVATIVES apsidal |ˈapsɪd (ə )l |adjective ORIGIN early 19th cent. (in sense 2 ): from Latin apsis (see apsis ).
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
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apse /æps /名詞 C 1 〘建 〙アプス, 後陣 〘教会の東端にある半円球の張り出し; 通例丸屋根; →church 〙.2 〘天 〙軌道極点 .
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