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noun
a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
Example Sentences
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The crypt is one of the four apsidal cathedral crypts in England, the others being at Worcester, Winchester and Canterbury.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various
Behind the altar the colossal building terminates in the apsidal Chapel of Jesus.
From Cathedral Cities of England by George Gilbert
The interior of the church is of great beauty, owing to the alternating of the piers carrying the eight arches with the columns set back in apsidal recesses.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" by Various
This example is the more remarkable, inasmuch as the early Spanish architects very rarely built a regular chevel, and almost always preferred the simpler plan of apsidal chapels on either side of the choir.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" by Various
The chapels are more often square than apsidal, and are always surmounted by a complete dome, a peculiarity not found out of Egypt.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" by Various
