cloister vault

noun

A vault resulting from the intersection of two barrel vaults crossing in a right angle. The angles of intersection are groins with projecting angles at the base, which die away at the summit.

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Meanings

nouncloister vault (plural cloister vaults)

plural cloister vaults

  1. architectureA vault resulting from the intersection of two barrel vaults crossing in a right angle. The angles of intersection are groins with projecting angles at the base, which die away at the summit.

Translations

Dutch kloostergewelf
  • kloostergewelfstructure created by intersection of vaults
Finnish luostariholvi
  • luostariholvistructure created by intersection of vaults
German Klostergewölbe
  • Klostergewölbestructure created by intersection of vaults
Italian volta a padiglione
  • volta a padiglionestructure created by intersection of vaults
Norwegian klosterhvelv
  • klosterhvelvstructure created by intersection of vaults
Swedish klostervalv
  • klostervalvstructure created by intersection of vaults
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APA

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MLA

“cloister vault.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cloister%20vault. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cloister vault,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cloister%20vault.

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