groined vault

noun

A 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

Similar
groin vaultcross vaultdouble barrel vault
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Meanings

noungroined vault (plural groined vaults)

plural groined vaults

  1. 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: groin 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

Similar
groin vaultcross vaultdouble barrel vault
Also see
double barrel vaultgroin vault
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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