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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

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


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

apse n 1: a domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the altar [syn: apse, apsis]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

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
V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):

APSE Agfa Publishing Systems Environment (Agfa, DTP)
V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):

APSE Ada Programming Support Environment
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):

Ada Programming Support Environment APSE (APSE) A program or set of programs to support software development in the Ada language. [Examples?] (1997-06-30)