transept

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Turkish - Turkish
örtü sisteminde nefleri dik açı ile kesen ve altyapıya da yansıyan birim
English - English
The transversal part of a church, which crosses at right angles to the greatest length, and between the nave and choir. In the basilicas, this had often no projection at its two ends. In Gothic churches these project greatly, and should be called the arms of the transept. It is common, however, to speak of the arms themselves as the transepts
structure forming the transverse part of a cruciform church; crosses the nave at right angles
A wing or cross aisle of a church
The transversal part of a church, which crosses at right angles to the greatest length, and between the nave and choir
It is common, however, to speak of the arms themselves as the transepts
the transverse arm of a cross shaped church
{i} wing of a church building that runs perpendicular to the main structure (forms a shape resembling a cross)
The crossarm of a church which intersects, at right angles, with the nave, creating the shape of a cross
either of the 2 side parts of across-shaped church that are at an angle of 90° to the main part
The crossing arms in a church with a Latin cross plan
The arm of the church which cuts across between the nave and the chancel
transverse arm of a cruciform, or cross-shaped, church, usually of north/south axis, crossing the east/west axis of the nave and chancel
Noun (Plural: Transepts) The wings of a standard (cross) shaped church In such transepts, side altars, and graves effigies would often be placed
In the basilicas, this had often no projection at its two ends
If you were to look at the Sanctuary from above, you would notice that the pews are arranged in a shape like a cross The pews in the horizontal arms, or "transept" of the cross are called (appropriately) the transepts The pews on the east arm of the cross shape are called the "East Transept" and the pews on the west arm of the cross shape are called the "West Transept "
The crossed “arms” of a cruciform plan church
In a cruciform church, the 'arms of the cross' The section of the church projecting to the north and south which separates the choir or apse from the nave
A cross arm in a church at right angles to the nave
Saint James is built in a cruciform, or cross-like, shape with the two arms of the cross being called Transepts
the arm of a cruciform church, perpendicular to the nave The point where the nave and transept cross is called the crossing Beyond the crossing lies the sanctuary, whether apse, choir, or chevet
the transversal part of the church forming a cross with the nave
In a cathedral or church, the transept is the part which projects to the north or south of the main part of the building. one of the two parts of a church that are built out from the main area of the church to form a cross shape (transeptum, from trans- + septum ( SEPTUM)). Area of a cruciform (cross-shaped) church lying at right angles to the principal axis. The bay at which the transept intersects the nave is called the crossing. The nave of a church with a cruciform plan usually extends west from the crossing, the choir and sanctuary east. The arms of the transept are designated by direction, as northern transept and southern transept
In a church, a projecting space that is perpendicular to the nave; the nave and transepts intersect at the crossing to produce a cruciform plan
An open hall that passes in a perpendicular manner through the nave of a church near the apse end, producing a cruciform ground plan
In Gothic churches these project these project greatly, and should be called the arms of the transept
In a cruciform church, the entire part set at right angles to the nave
Turkish - English
arch. transept (of a church)
transept

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    tran·sept

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    Etymology

    [ 'tran(t)-"sept ] (noun.) circa 1542. New Latin transeptum, from Latin trans- + septum, saeptum enclosure, wall.
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