abside

apsid

Definition

Definition of abside - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

basilique antique

Dated

grande niche voûtée qui terminait les basiliques de l'Antiquité

Dated

Les archéologues ont découvert une abside bien conservée dans cette basilique romaine.

exèdre

hémicycle

église

TECH.

voûte ou partie semi-circulaire d'un bâtiment

TECH.

L'architecte a conçu une abside moderne pour cette salle de concert.

hémicycle

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grande niche voûtée qui terminait les basiliques de l'Antiquité
voûte ou partie semi-circulaire d'un bâtiment

Origin of abside

latin, absis (arc)

Terms with abside included in their meaning

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demi-coupole

architecture

voûte en forme de demi-sphère qui couvre une abside

voûte de four

architecture

voûte en forme de demi-coupole qui couvre une abside

au chevet de

prep.

bâtiment

indiquer une position près de l'abside d'une église

cul-de-four

architecture

voûte en demi-coupole qui forme le fond arrondi d'une abside

absidiole

petite abside

petite partie arrondie à l'arrière d'une église

exèdre

jardin

banc de pierre en demi-cercle dans une abside ou un jardin

Examples of abside in a sentence

Les fresques anciennes décorent l'abside de cette église médiévale.
L’abside de l’église est richement décorée.
Des fresques anciennes ornent l’abside du monastère.

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English:apse, semicircular vault, ...
German:Apsis, Chorapsis, ...
Italian:abside, ...
Spanish:ábside, ...
Portuguese:ápside, ábside, ...
Chinese:后殿, 半圆后殿, ...
Japanese:アプス, アーチ型天井, ...
Arabic:حَنِيَّة, حَنِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:אַבְּסִידָה, קַמָּרוֹן, ...
Russian:абсида, апсида, ...
Ukrainian:апсида, ...
Catalan:absis, ...
Danish:apsis, en apsis, ...
Dutch:absis, boog, ...
Greek:αψίδα, ...
Khmer:អាប់ស៊ីដ, ផ្នែកខាងចុងរាងពាក់កណ្តាលរង្វង់នៃអគារ, ...
Korean:후진, 반원형 후진, ...
Polish:absyda, ...
Portuguese (BR):abside, ápside, ...
Romanian:absidă, ...
Swedish:absid, apsis, ...
Thai:แอบไซด์, อับไซด์, ...
Turkish:abside, apsis, ...
Vietnamese:hậu cung, vòm bán nguyệt, ...

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Definition of abside - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

Images of abside

Origin of abside

Terms related to abside

Terms with abside included in their meaning

Examples of abside in a sentence

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