controabside

Italian

Etymology

From contro- +‎ abside.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kon.troˈab.si.de/
• Rhymes: -abside
• Hyphenation: con‧tro‧àb‧si‧de

Noun

controabside f (plural controabsidi)

1. (architecture) an apse located on the opposite end from the main one

Further reading

• controabside in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana