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Transepts is an English word. Below you'll find 9 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Transepts in a sentence

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Transepts | Transept

Transepts meaning

plural of transept

Using Transepts

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of transept
  • In the example corpus, transepts often appears in combinations such as: transepts and, and transepts, the transepts.

Context around Transepts

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 6 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

projecting 1× plan 1× short 1× aisled 1× double 1×

Often after:

though 1× projecting 1×

Sentence patterns with Transepts

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

3 and transepts 4 with 1× and short transepts and eastern 1× called the transepts and often 1× chancel and transepts though differing 1× in plan transepts and chancel 1× on the transepts at chartres 1× strongly projecting transepts 1× the aisled transepts which contained 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as an example 1× german cathedrals like 1× in the case 1× the arms of 1× this edifice in 1× this type of 1×

Common sentence endings:

at westminster abbey 1× by solid walls 1× number of chapels 1× strongly projecting transepts 1× the original structure 1× transepts at chartres 1×

Words around Transepts

Just before it in the word index:

transept 22 transenterix 2 transed 2 transects 2 transected 2 transect 5

Just after it in the word index:

transesophageal 2 transesterification 2 transexual 3 transfats 2 transfected 2 transfection 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aakash 12 aanholt 12 aardwolf 12 abadan 12 abati 12 abcc 12

Corpus analysis for Transepts

  • In this selection, "transepts" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, projecting, plan, short, though and projecting stand out and add context to how "transepts" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 3 and transepts 4 with and and short transepts and eastern. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "transepts" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with transepts

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

German cathedrals, like the French, tend not to have strongly projecting transepts. (12 words)

The arms of the cross are called the transepts and often contain a number of chapels. (16 words)

This type of entrance was to be elaborated in the Gothic period on the transepts at Chartres. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

As an example, below is the groundplan of Kirkstall Abbey, one of the best preserved.sfn Kirkstall Abbey The church is of the Cistercian type, with a short chancel (3), and transepts (4) with three eastward chapels to each, divided by solid walls. (43 words)

This edifice, in the Perpendicular style, opened for public worship in 1821, occupies the site of the ancient chancel and transepts, though differing in style and proportions from the original structure. (31 words)

Unlike French cathedrals, English cathedrals sprawl across their sites, with double transepts projecting strongly and Lady Chapels tacked on at a later date, such as at Westminster Abbey. (28 words)

Example sentences (9)

As an example, below is the groundplan of Kirkstall Abbey, one of the best preserved.sfn Kirkstall Abbey The church is of the Cistercian type, with a short chancel (3), and transepts (4) with three eastward chapels to each, divided by solid walls.

German cathedrals, like the French, tend not to have strongly projecting transepts.

In the case of Santo Spirito, which is entirely regular in plan, transepts and chancel are identical, while the nave is an extended version of these.

It is a Latin Cross with a comparatively long nave and short transepts and eastern end, which is apsidal.

The arms of the cross are called the transepts and often contain a number of chapels.

This edifice, in the Perpendicular style, opened for public worship in 1821, occupies the site of the ancient chancel and transepts, though differing in style and proportions from the original structure.

This type of entrance was to be elaborated in the Gothic period on the transepts at Chartres.

To facilitate this, the chancel or "presbytery" is longer than usually found in Europe, as are the aisled transepts which contained chapels.

Unlike French cathedrals, English cathedrals sprawl across their sites, with double transepts projecting strongly and Lady Chapels tacked on at a later date, such as at Westminster Abbey.

Common combinations with transepts

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "transepts" in a sentence?
An example: "As an example, below is the groundplan of Kirkstall Abbey, one of the best preserved.sfn Kirkstall Abbey The church is of the Cistercian type, with a short chancel (3), and transepts (4) with three eastward chapels to each, divided by solid walls." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "transepts" from authentic English texts.
What does "transepts" mean?
Transepts means: plural of transept
How many example sentences with "transepts" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "transepts", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.