TRANSEPT


Meaning of TRANSEPT in English

[ 'transɛpt , 'trα:n- ]

■ noun (in a cross-shaped church) either of the two parts forming the arms of the cross shape, projecting at right angles from the nave.

Derivatives

~al adjective

Origin

C16: from mod. L. ~um (see trans- , septum ).

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