apses

noun

  1. A semicircular projection from a building, especially the rounded east end of a church that contains the altar.

  2. The bishop's seat or throne in ancient churches.

  3. A reliquary, or case in which the relics of saints were kept.

  4. The nearest and furthest points to the centre of gravitational attraction for a body in orbit. More usually called an apsis.

noun

  1. An aspen tree.