Meanings
noungroin vault (plural groin vaults)
plural groin vaults
- architectureA vault resulting from the intersection of two barrel-vaults crossing in a right angle. Its thrusts are concentrated along the groins or arrises and eventually at the four corners
Synonyms: groined vault, cross vault, double barrel vault
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA vault resulting from the intersection of two barrel-vaults crossing in a right angle. Its thrusts are concentrated along the groins or arrises and eventually at the four corners
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Translations
Catalan volta per aresta
- volta per arestastructure created by intersection of vaults
Dutch kruisgraatgewelf, kruisgewelf
- kruisgraatgewelfstructure created by intersection of vaults
- kruisgewelfstructure created by intersection of vaults
Finnish ristiholvi
- ristiholvistructure created by intersection of vaults
German Kreuzgratgewölbe, Kreuzgewölbe
- Kreuzgratgewölbestructure created by intersection of vaults
- Kreuzgewölbestructure created by intersection of vaults
Greek σταυροθόλιο
- σταυροθόλιο (stavrothólio)structure created by intersection of vaults
Icelandic krosshvelfing
- krosshvelfingstructure created by intersection of vaults
Italian volta a crociera
- volta a crocierastructure created by intersection of vaults
Norwegian krysshvelv
- krysshvelvstructure created by intersection of vaults
Swedish kryssvalv, korsvalv
- kryssvalvstructure created by intersection of vaults
- korsvalvstructure created by intersection of vaults
Cite this entry
APA
groin vault. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/groin%20vault
MLA
“groin vault.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/groin%20vault. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “groin vault,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/groin%20vault.
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