transepts

Meaning of transepts

noun

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.

Information about transepts

  • It is a name.
  • The singular form of transepts is: transept.
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Hyphenation of transepts

transepts

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 9 chars.
  • transepts is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

Anagrams of transepts

trapnests

Words that rhyme with transepts

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