Meanings
nounribbed vault (plural ribbed vaults)
plural ribbed vaults
- architectureA building structure created by an intersection of two or three vaults.
Translations
Catalan volta apuntada
- volta apuntadastructure created by intersection of vaults
Czech křížová klenba
- křížová klenbastructure created by intersection of vaults
Dutch kruisribgewelf
- kruisribgewelfstructure created by intersection of vaults
Finnish ruodeholvi
- ruodeholvistructure created by intersection of vaults
French croisée d'ogives, voûte d'ogives
- croisée d'ogivesstructure created by intersection of vaults
- voûte d'ogivesstructure created by intersection of vaults
German Kreuzrippengewölbe
- Kreuzrippengewölbestructure created by intersection of vaults
Italian volta a crociera
- volta a crocierastructure created by intersection of vaults
Russian креща́тый свод
- креща́тый свод (kreščátyj svod)structure created by intersection of vaults
Swedish kryssribbvalv
- kryssribbvalvstructure created by intersection of vaults
Turkish kaburgalı tonoz
- kaburgalı tonozstructure created by intersection of vaults
Cite this entry
APA
ribbed vault. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ribbed%20vault
MLA
“ribbed vault.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ribbed%20vault. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ribbed vault,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ribbed%20vault.
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